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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791235603321

Titolo

Religious giving [[electronic resource] ] : for love of God / / edited by David H. Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, IN, : Indiana University Press, 2010

ISBN

1-282-55516-2

9786612555169

0-253-00418-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (220 p.)

Collana

Philanthropic and nonprofit studies

Altri autori (Persone)

SmithDavid H. <1939->

Disciplina

204/.46

Soggetti

Generosity

Abrahamic religions

Generosity - Religious aspects

Charity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Dispelling common beliefs about giving to religious institutions in the United States / Patrick M. Rooney -- Giving in the way of God : Muslim philanthropy in the United States / Shariq Siddiqui -- Jewish giving by doing : Tikkun Ha-Olam / Judith Lynn Failer -- What does God require of us? / Byron C. Bangert -- "Freely give" : the paradox of obligatory generosity in Christian thought / Sondra Wheeler -- A Catholic theology of philanthropy / Edward Vacek -- Religious discernment of philanthropic decisions in the age of affluence / Paul G. Schervish -- Consumer debt and Christian money management : messages from the large U.S denominations / Paula R. Dempsey -- Paging Dr. Shylock! : Jewish hospitals and the prudent reinvestment of Jewish philanthropy / Robert A. Katz -- One man's extrapolations : conclusions after two years of listening / David H. Smith.