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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792431103321

Autore

Schervish Paul G

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2010

ISBN

1-282-53990-6

9786612539909

0-253-00406-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (210 p.)

Collana

Philanthropic and nonprofit studies

Altri autori (Persone)

WhitakerAlbert Keith

Disciplina

261.8/5

Soggetti

Wealth - Religious aspects - Christianity - History of doctrines

Wealth - Biblical teaching

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

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 -- Classical wisdom and contemporary decisions: the contribution of Western Christianity to discernment about wealth.