Wealth and the will of God : discerning the use of riches in the service of ultimate purpose / Paul G. Schervish and Keith Whitaker.

By:

Schervish, Paul G

Contributor(s):

Whitaker, Albert Keith

Material type: Text

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780253004062
0253004063
0253354072
9780253354075
025322148X
9780253221483
1282539906
9781282539907
9786612539909
6612539909

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Wealth and the will of God.DDC classification:

261.8/5 22

LOC classification:

BR115.W4 S34 2010eb

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Contents:

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.

Summary: 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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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.