Religious giving
Subtitle: for love of God
By: edited by David H. Smith.
Contributors: Smith, David H., 1939-
Series: Philanthropic and nonprofit studies
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Bloomington, Ind
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780253354594; 9780253221889
Subjects: Generosity; Abrahamic religions; Generosity -- Religious aspects; Charity
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Dispelling common beliefs about giving to religious institutions in the United States / Patrick M. Rooney; title: Giving in the way of God : Muslim philanthropy in the United States / Shariq Siddiqui; title: Jewish giving by doing : Tikkun Ha-Olam / Judith Lynn Failer; title: What does God require of us? / Byron C. Bangert; title: "Freely give" : the paradox of obligatory generosity in Christian thought / Sondra Wheeler; title: A Catholic theology of philanthropy / Edward Vacek; title: Religious discernment of philanthropic decisions in the age of affluence / Paul G. Schervish; title: Consumer debt and Christian money management : messages from the large U.S denominations / Paula R. Dempsey; title: Paging Dr. Shylock! : Jewish hospitals and the prudent reinvestment of Jewish philanthropy / Robert A. Katz; title: One man's extrapolations : conclusions after two years of listening / David H. Smith.