TY  - BOOK
AU  - Schervish,Paul G.
AU  - Whitaker,Albert Keith
TI  - Wealth and the will of God: discerning the use of riches in the service of ultimate purpose 
T2  - Philanthropic and nonprofit studies
SN  - 9780253004062
AV  - BR115.W4 S34 2010eb
U1  - 261.8/5 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Bloomington
PB  - Indiana University Press
KW  - Wealth
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Christianity
KW  - History of doctrines
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Christian Life
KW  - Social Issues
KW  - fast
KW  - RELIGION / Ethics
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
N2  - 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
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