02925nam 2200685Ia 450 991096899280332120200520144314.097866125399099781282539907128253990697802530040620253004063(CKB)2670000000014141(OCoLC)607552627(CaPaEBR)ebrary10375736(SSID)ssj0000367441(PQKBManifestationID)11265639(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000367441(PQKBWorkID)10311520(PQKB)10689226(MiAaPQ)EBC501422(MdBmJHUP)muse17007(Au-PeEL)EBL501422(CaPaEBR)ebr10375736(CaONFJC)MIL253990(Perlego)1253239(EXLCZ)99267000000001414120090612d2010 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrWealth and the will of God discerning the use of riches in the service of ultimate purpose /Paul G. Schervish and Keith WhitakerBloomington Indiana University Pressc20101 online resource (210 p.) Philanthropic and nonprofit studiesBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780253221483 025322148X 9780253354075 0253354072 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 love, charity, friendship, and care; on the resources available to human beings in this life; and finally on ways to connect and implement in practice our identified resources with our ultimate ends.Philanthropic and nonprofit studies.WealthReligious aspectsChristianityHistory of doctrinesWealthBiblical teachingWealthReligious aspectsChristianityHistory of doctrines.WealthBiblical teaching.261.8/5Schervish Paul G1805335Whitaker Albert Keith1663711MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910968992803321Wealth and the will of God4353860UNINA