The Problem of Wealth:

Hinson-Hasty, Elizabeth L

The Problem of Wealth: A Christian Response to a Culture of Affluence - Bangalore Theological Publications in India 2018 - 244p

includes index and biblioraphy

Part 1 The problem is wealth, not poverty 1 Introducting the problem of wealth .....3 2 The centrality of economics in christian theology ......27 Part II Economism and the ethic of sacrcity 3 When, why, and how ? The boundary between economics and theology .....49 4 The current dominant forms of wealth creation and the ethic of sacrcity .....64 Part III Digging for roots love, and the ethic of enough 5Social trinity, love, and the ethic of enough ....97 6 Extensive roots: Ecocentric and theocentric visions of economy from a wider variety of the world`s great faith traditions .....129 Part IV Increasing the theological and moral imagination of the us middle class 7 Real people embodying different values ......157 8 Parables for sharing .....194 Concluding observations and a call to action .....213 Part V Additional resources Appendix 1 Prompts for further thought, reflection, and discussion .....219 Appendix 2 Documents of catholic social teaching .....225 Appendix 3 Selected statements on just economy and wealth inequalities by protestant denominations and ecumenical organizations .....227 Appendix 4 Selected statements on just economy, workers rights, and wealth inequalities made by a wider variety of religious traditions and interfaith organizations ....233

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