Global poverty
Subtitle: a theological guide
By: Justin Thacker
Publisher: SCM Press, an imprint of Hymns Ancient & Modern Ltd (a registered charity)
Published: 2017
Place of publication: London, UK
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
ISBN-13: 9780334055150
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Poverty; Christianity
Description: "While a number of secular philosophers have written on global poverty, theologians have either steered clear entirely or simply mimicked the political analysis currently on offer. Christian authors have argued either for a free market solution to global poverty or for a radical reform of global capitalism as the best approach, but the theological underpinnings of such conclusions are noticeable by their absence. Justin Thacker offers a new way forward. He suggests deeply theological answers to questions around the effect of capitalism on global poverty and whether aid is really a sustainable long term solution for the world's poor. This book will challenge theologians, church leaders and congregations to consider much more seriously the huge implications of faith and theology on our attitude to those who live in extreme poverty."--Page [4] of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-271) and indexes.