How much is enough? : hungering for God in an affluent culture /

How much is enough? : hungering for God in an affluent culture /

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Author / Creator:Simon, Arthur R.
Imprint:Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Books, ©2003.
Description:192 pages ; 22 cm
Language:English
Subject:
Wealth -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Christian life.
Christian life.
Wealth -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13239846
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ISBN:0801064082
9780801064081
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-192).
committed to retain from JKM Seminaries Library 2023 JKM University of Chicago Library
Summary:Why, in the face of unprecedented affluence, do so many feel discontented? Because possessions may capture the heart, but they cannot nourish the soul. "How Much Is Enough?" maintains that only the source of joy can give us joy. It points the way to release from captivity to things and to the joy of following Christ.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • A Preliminary Word
  • 1.. That Seductive Urge
  • 2.. Fat Wallets, Empty Lives
  • Two Paths
  • The Snare of Wealth
  • Hunger and Poverty
  • Control of the Heart
  • 3.. Hope and Purpose
  • A New Identity
  • Earthly Pilgrims
  • Whole-Life Christians
  • Compassion for Others
  • Spiritual Hunger and Poverty
  • Returning Home
  • 4.. Rushing to Nowhere
  • Putting Life in Focus
  • Our Children
  • Sabbath Wisdom
  • 5.. The Poverty of Riches
  • Having or Being?
  • Mammon as Master
  • Mammon as Servant
  • Servant Churches
  • The Riches of Gratitude
  • 6.. The Sorrow of Pleasure
  • Pleasure as Master
  • Points of Pleasure
  • Pleasure as Gift
  • Joy
  • 7.. The Weakness of Power
  • The Corruption of Power
  • The Pretense of Weakness
  • Power Doing Good
  • 8.. Faces of Affluence
  • Consumerism
  • Capitalism
  • The Moral Ambiguity of Affluence
  • Those Left Behind
  • 9.. How Much Is Enough?
  • Staying behind the Joneses
  • No Easy Answers
  • The Bible on Possessions
  • Our Calling
  • The Grace of Giving
  • 10.. Living Simply So That Others May Simply Live
  • Choices Have Consequences
  • Why Me, Lord?
  • A Couple of Complications
  • Linking Personal Efforts to Public Policy
  • 11.. Love and Justice
  • Justice as a Form of Love
  • More Than Private Piety
  • Making a Difference
  • 12.. Saying "Yes" to Life
  • God's "Yes" to Us
  • The Life of Compassion
  • 13.. Filling the Heart with Something Better than Cash
  • Prayer and Solitude
  • Praise and Thanksgiving
  • A Community of Faith
  • Celebrating Grace
  • 14.. The Meek Inherit the Earth
  • Who Are the Meek?
  • Inherit the Kingdom
  • Postscript: A Few Suggestions
  • Notes

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