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Ownership: Early Christian Teaching

Author : Charles Avila
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1592447287
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (924 download)

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Download or read book Ownership: Early Christian Teaching written by Charles Avila and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2004-06-14 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles Avila's important retrieval of patristic texts reminds us that the 'option for the poor' is not a new theological fad, but an ancient Christian legacy. Joe Holland, Center of Concern, Washington, D.C. Charles Avila has provided an important recovery of the patristic teachings on wealth and poverty and has shown that a Christian theology of stewardship must be rooted in an ethic of economic justice. Rosemary Radford Ruether, Carpenter Professor of Feminist Theology, Pacific School of Religion This book is a rich anthology of a stream of Christianity which offers a striking vision of what the Redemption ought to imply normatively for a Christian-inspired organization of economic and social life. Prophetic reminders of basic truths about wealth and poverty are never out of date. Denis Goulet, Professor Emeritus, University of Notre Dame At long last, here is a book from a Christian and Asian voice of the Third World who rediscovers and re-echoes afresh for our times the prophetic, undiluted, and revolutionary patristic thought on property - a well-kept secret until now - a voice that speaks with a 'bite' to the rich and powerful on behalf of the millions of landless, propertyless victims of injustice. Scholarly yet lucid, disturbing but challenging, truly 'good news' to the poor, this book is the fruit of lived experience with the peasants in the Philippines by a self-exiled oppositionist to the Marcos regime. Vitaliano R. Gorospe, S.J., Department of Theology, Ateneo de Manila University, Manila, Philippines This book will do a great amount of good for people who are searching into this question of property all across the world. It should be read in every sociology as well as every economics class. Msgr. John J. Egan, Archdiocese of Chicago Like pacifism, the early church's teaching about poverty has been too long neglected or submerged. I found this exposition of the Church fathers very useful. James R. Jennings, Campaign for Human Development, United States Catholic Conference

Redemptive Almsgiving in Early Christianity

Author : Roman Garrison
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1850753768
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book Redemptive Almsgiving in Early Christianity written by Roman Garrison and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the light of the New Testament's conviction that Jesus Christ died for sins, and that the Cross is a 'once for all' act that makes the Temple cult unnecessary, this challenging work probes the reasons for the emerging doctrine of redemptive almsgiving in early Christianity. Do the New Testament writers themselves (even Jesus!) implicitly endorse the view that a 'supplementary' or alternative means of atonement is necessary? What is the background of this theme in Graeco-Roman sources and in the Hebrew Bible? What are the principal texts in early Christian literature that advocate almsgiving as a 'ransom' for sin? These questions firmly govern this investigation of the social and theological forces that gave legitimacy to a doctrine that at first appears to contradict the primary New Testament soteriology, namely that the death of Jesus Christ is the exclusive means of redemption from sin.

Key Approaches to Biblical Ethics

Author :
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004445722
Total Pages : 443 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Key Approaches to Biblical Ethics written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-01-25 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores key approaches to the method and study of biblical ethics of the Hebrew Bible and New Testament with an interdisciplinary focus.

Encyclopedia of Christian Theology

Author : Jean-Yves Lacoste
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135456410
Total Pages : 3974 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (354 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Christian Theology written by Jean-Yves Lacoste and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-07-27 with total page 3974 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopedia of Christian Theology, translated from the French Dictionnaire Critique de Théologie 2nd Edition, features over 530 entries, contributed by 250 scholars from fifthteen different countries. Alphabetically arranged entries provide the reader a critical overview of the main theological questions and related topics, including concepts, events, councils, theologians, philosophers, movements, and more. Hailed as a "masterpiece of scholarship," this reference work will be of great interest and use for scholars, students of religion and theology as well as general readers.

A Workbook on Biblical Stewardship

Author : Richard E. Rusbuldt
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0802807232
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book A Workbook on Biblical Stewardship written by Richard E. Rusbuldt and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 1994 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This workbook presents a vital and transforming understanding of kingdom stewardship that considers not just money but all aspects of God's created order: time, physical resources, spiritual gifts, relationships, the gospel message, and life itself. Provides practical, thought provoking material for individual and group study.

Wealth, Commerce, and Philosophy

Author : Eugene Heath
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022644385X
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (264 download)

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Download or read book Wealth, Commerce, and Philosophy written by Eugene Heath and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2017-06-02 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humanomics in business ethics / Deirdre N. McCloskey -- Introduction / Eugene Heath and Byron Kaldis -- Wealth and commerce in archaic Greece: Homer and Hesiod / Mark S. Peacock -- Aristotle and business: friend or foe? / Fred D. Miller, Jr -- Confucian business ethics: possibilities and challenges / David Elstein and Qing Tian -- The earthly city and the ethics of exchange: spiritual, social, and material economy in Augustine's theological anthropology / Todd Breyfogle -- Thomas Aquinas: the economy at the service of justice and the common good / Martin Schlag -- The ethics of commerce in Islam: Ibn Khaldun's Muqaddimah revisited / Munir Quddus and Salim Rashid -- Hobbes's idea of moral conduct in a society of free individuals / Timothy Fuller -- John Locke's defense of commercial society: individual rights, voluntary cooperation, and mutual gain / Eric Mack -- As free for acorns as for honesty: Mandevillean maxims for the ethics of commerce / Eugene Heath -- "Commerce cures destructive prejudices": Montesquieu and the spirit of commercial society / Henry C. Clark -- Hume on commerce, society, and ethics / Christopher J. Berry -- The fortune of others: Adam Smith and the beauty of commerce / Douglas J. Den Uyl -- Why Kant's insistence on purity of the will does not preclude an application of Kant's ethics to for-profit businesses / Norman Bowie -- Tocqueville: the corporation as an ethical association / Alan S. Kahan -- J.S. Mill and business ethics / Nicholas Capaldi -- Karl Marx on history, capitalism, and ... business ethics? -- William H. Shaw -- Friedrich Hayek's defense of the market order / Karen I. Vaughn -- The power and the limits of Milton Friedman's arguments against corporate social responsibility / Alexei Marcoux -- Beyond the difference principle: Rawlsian justice, business ethics, and the morality of the market / Matt Zwolinski -- Commitments and corporate responsibility: Amartya Sen on motivations to do good / Ann E. Cudd

Wealth and Poverty in Early Church and Society (Holy Cross Studies in Patristic Theology and History)

Author : Susan R. Holman
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 : 1441205934
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book Wealth and Poverty in Early Church and Society (Holy Cross Studies in Patristic Theology and History) written by Susan R. Holman and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2008-06-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wealth and poverty are issues of perennial importance in the life and thought of the church. This volume brings patristic thought to bear on these vital issues. The contributors offer explanations of poverty in the New Testament period, explore developments among Christians in Egypt and Asia Minor and in early Byzantium, and connect patristic theology with contemporary public policy and religious dialogue. This volume inaugurates Holy Cross Studies in Patristic Theology and History, a partnership between Baker Academic and the Stephen and Catherine Pappas Patristic Institute of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline, Massachusetts. The series is a deliberate outreach by the Orthodox community to Protestant and Catholic seminarians, pastors, and theologians. In these multiauthor books, contributors from all traditions focus on the patristic (especially Greek patristic) heritage. Series Editorial Board Robert J. Daly, SJ, Boston College Bruce N. Beck, The Stephen and Catherine Pappas Patristic Institute François Bovon, Harvard Divinity School Demetrios S. Katos, Hellenic College Susan R. Holman, PovertyStudies.org Aristotle Papanikolaou, Fordham University James Skedros, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology

Third World Liberation Theologies

Author : Deane W. Ferm
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1725210584
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book Third World Liberation Theologies written by Deane W. Ferm and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2004-04-15 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here for the first time is a systematic survey of the principal liberation theologians from Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Exposing the rich variety of Third World liberation theologies, the author highlights points of agreement and divergence in approaches and context, and critically assesses the most often heard criticisms of liberation theology. With its companion volume, 'Third World Liberation Theologies: A Reader', this survey represents the most comprehensive introduction, in any language, to what may well be the most significant theological development of this century.

The Oxford Handbook of Christianity and Economics

Author : Paul Oslington
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199729719
Total Pages : 657 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Christianity and Economics written by Paul Oslington and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new interdisciplinary field of Christianity and economics deals with the important and difficult questions that cluster at the boundary of these disciplines, drawing on contemporary theory and empirical findings in both fields, with roots in older discourses. This landmark volume surveys the field and advances the discussion. It deploys historical, economic, and theological analysis to search for answers.

God the Economist

Author : M. Douglas Meeks
Publisher : Fortress Press
ISBN 13 : 9781451413366
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (133 download)

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Download or read book God the Economist written by M. Douglas Meeks and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: God does not appear in the modern market. For most economists this is as it should be. It is in no way necessary, according to modern economic theory, to consider God when thinking about economy. Indeed, the absence of God in economic matters is viewed as necessary to the great advances in modern economy. The difficulty with modern market economies, however, is that human livelihood is also left out of the theory and practice of the market economy. ?"I propose to bring the church's teaching about God, the doctrine of the Trinity, to bear on the masked connections between God and economy. I will treat the Trinity as the way of understanding what the Bible calls the 'economy of God.'?

Radical Christianity

Author : Christopher Rowland
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1725212854
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book Radical Christianity written by Christopher Rowland and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2004-12-09 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At different times and places, Christian ideas have had a radical, critical role and have served as a basis for programs of social change. This concise and clearly written book documents the history of radical Christianity by discussing some of the most important developments and figures, from the millenarian movements of early Christianity to the liberation theology of today. Christopher Rowland begins by discussing the character and transformation of early Christian ideas and the ongoing patterns of protest against the status quo. Subsequent chapters deal with the legacy of the Apocalypse and with the work of Thomas Muenzer and Gerrard Winstanley. A final chapter on liberation theology examines the role of religion in Latin America today, where basic Christian communities have emerged as power-houses of social and political reform. 'Radical Christianity' is a reading of recovery which shows that social criticism and hope for a better world are integral features of the Christian tradition. The book will be of great interest to students of religion and to anyone concerned with the role of religious ideas in past and present-day societies.

A Theology of the Built Environment

Author : Timothy Gorringe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521891448
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (914 download)

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Download or read book A Theology of the Built Environment written by Timothy Gorringe and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-07-11 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this 2002 book, Tim Gorringe reflects theologically on the built environment as a whole.

Globalization, Spirituality, and Justice Revised Edition

Author : Daniel G. Groody
Publisher : Orbis Books
ISBN 13 : 1608336166
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (83 download)

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Download or read book Globalization, Spirituality, and Justice Revised Edition written by Daniel G. Groody and published by Orbis Books. This book was released on 2015-10-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Eclipse of Justice

Author : George E. McCarthy
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1725223740
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book Eclipse of Justice written by George E. McCarthy and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2008-12-21 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sociologist and a church historian provide a probling scholarly critique of Economic Justice for All, the American bishops' pastoral letter on Catholicism and the U.S. economy. McCarthy and Rhodes examine the letter's focus on poverty, inequality, and powerlessness in American society. They review classical concepts of social ethics and economic justice as applied by the bishops to analyze the social, political, and economic institutions of American. By examining reactions to the letter from both the political left and right, Eclipse of Justice opens up the full range of debate about the nature of social ethics. The first part of Eclipse of Justice presents the moral dilemma created by the bishops' critique of liberalism (they pronounced it a "social and moral scandal") and explores the antecedents--papal, episcipal, and lay--that provided the ideas and vocabulary for the bishops' letter. The second part analyzes the pastoral letter and locates it within the larger context of debates about economic structures in modern liberalism. The third part examines attempts of the bishops to relate Christian social doctrine to international political and economic issues, and probes the contributions of liberation theology and dependency theory.

From Irenaeus to Grotius

Author : Oliver O'Donovan
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780802842091
Total Pages : 868 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book From Irenaeus to Grotius written by Oliver O'Donovan and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 1999-11-17 with total page 868 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reference tool that provides an overview of the history of Christian political thought with selections from second century to the seventeenth century. From the second century to the seventeenth, from Irenaeus to Grotius, this unique reader provides a coherent overview of the development of Christian political thought. The editors have collected readings from the works of over sixty-five authors, together with introductory essays that give historical details about each thinker and discuss how each has contributed to the tradition of Christian political thought. Complete with important Greek and Latin texts available here in English for the first time, this volume will be a primary resource for readers from a wide range of interests.

Birth of the Church

Author : Ivor J Davidson
Publisher : Monarch Books
ISBN 13 : 0857213849
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (572 download)

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Download or read book Birth of the Church written by Ivor J Davidson and published by Monarch Books. This book was released on 2012-11-20 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Monarch History of the Church is an eight-volume series by world-renowned historians and theologians. Each volume offers an even-handed, comprehensive and readable assessment of the main strands of Christianity within its period. The first volume covers the period AD 30-312. During this time, the church experienced major challenges politically, culturally and intellectually, yet grew and defined itself in remarkable ways. Here is the story of Christianity's earliest shapers - men and women whose influence is still felt today.

Beyond Tithing

Author : Stuart Murray
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 172523047X
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book Beyond Tithing written by Stuart Murray and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2011-12-19 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Tithing is biblical but not Christian." So asserts Dr. Stuart Murray in this radical examination of the contemporary practice of tithing in which the author comes to some surprising conclusions. Stuart Murray clearly explains tithing in the Old Testament and in Christian history, but then probes further, asking penetrating questions such as: "Is tithing Christian?" "Did Jesus tithe?" "Does tithing function as a regressive tax, burdening the poor while the rich get richer?" "Does tithing lead to a legalistic approach that alienates us from Jesus?" The author suspects that a lot of the current lack of interest in the church stems from deep-seated memories of the church as oppressive, uncreative, and money-grabbing. In response we should therefore learn not to calculate percentages but explore creative ways of developing communities of justice and generosity that are good news to the poor. Beyond Tithing will stimulate your thinking and challenge the dominant influence of the practice of tithing as the model for Christian stewardship.