Normal view MARC view ISBD view

Religious giving : for love of God / edited by David H. Smith. - Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, 2010. - 205 p. : ill. - Philanthropic and nonprofit studies .

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. HKBU library

YT2025 M10

ISBN: 9780253354594 9780253221889 0253354595 0253221889

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Generosity.
Abrahamic religions.
Generosity--Religious aspects.
Charity.

LC Class. No.: BJ1533 / R382 2010