Religious giving : for love of God / edited by David H. Smith.

Religious Giving considers the connection between religion and giving within the Abrahamic traditions. Each contributor begins with the assumption that there is something inherently right or natural about the connection. But what exactly is it? To whom should we give, how much should we give, what i...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Smith, David H., 1939-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, ©2010.
Series:	Philanthropic and nonprofit studies.
Subjects:	Generosity. Abrahamic religions. Generosity > Religious aspects. Charity. charity (philosophical concept) RELIGION > Inspirational. SELF-HELP > Spiritual. Abrahamic religions Charity Generosity Generosity > Religious aspects
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Table of Contents:

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.

Religious giving : for love of God / edited by David H. Smith.

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