Schervish, Paul G. <br/><br/>
Wealth and the will of God :  discerning the use of riches in the service of ultimate purpose / 
Paul G. Schervish and Keith Whitaker. 
 - Bloomington :  Indiana University Press,  ©2010. 
 - 1 online resource (xvi, 189 pages) :  illustrations. 
 - Philanthropic and nonprofit studies .
 - Philanthropic and nonprofit studies. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: Moral biography -- Aristotle : "being-in-action" and discernment -- Aquinas : "distinguish ends and means" -- Ignatius : all things ordered to service of God -- Luther : receiving and sharing God's gift -- Calvin : giving gratitude to God -- Jonathan Edwards : awakenings to benevolence -- Conclusion: Classical wisdom and contemporary decisions : the contribution of Western Christianity to discernment about wealth. 
<br/><br/> Wealth and the Will of God looks at some of the spiritual resources of the Christian tradition that can aid serious reflection on wealth and giving. Beginning with Aristotle -- who is crucial for understanding later Christian thought -- the book discusses Aquinas, Ignatius, Luther, Calvin, and Jonathan Edwards. Though the ideas vary greatly, the chapters are organized to facilitate comparisons among these thinkers on issues of ultimate purposes or aspirations of human life; on the penultimate purposes of. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780253004062 0253004063 0253354072 9780253354075 025322148X 9780253221483 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>9786612539909 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label>253990  MIL 22573/ctvqs42mf  JSTOR 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Wealth--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines.<br/>RELIGION--Christianity--General.<br/>RELIGION--Christian Life--Social Issues.<br/>Wealth--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines.<br/>RELIGION / Ethics
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BR115.W4  / S34 2010eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>261.8/5