The Problem of Wealth

The Problem of Wealth
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Publisher : Orbis Books
Total Pages : 313
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ISBN-10 : 9781608337033
ISBN-13 : 1608337030
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Book Synopsis The Problem of Wealth by : Hinson-Hasty, Elizabeth L.

Download or read book The Problem of Wealth written by Hinson-Hasty, Elizabeth L. and published by Orbis Books. This book was released on 2017-09-14 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The problem is wealth, not poverty -- Introducing the problem of wealth -- The centrality of economics in Christian theology -- Economism and the ethic of scarcity -- When, why, and how? The boundary between economics and theology -- The current dominant forms of wealth creation and the ethic of scarcity -- Digging for roots to nourish an ethic of enough -- Social trinity, love, and the ethic of enough -- Extensive roots: ecocentric and theocentric visions of economy from a wider variety of the world's great faith traditions -- Increasing the theological and moral imagination of the U.S. middle class -- Real people embodying different values -- Parables for sharing -- Concluding observations and a call to action


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