Poverty and Wealth in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam / edited by Nathan R. Kollar, Muhammad Shafiq.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kollar, Nathan R., Editor.

Shafiq, Muhammad, 1951- Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religions.

Christianity.

Judaism.

Islam.

Religion and sociology.

Social policy.

Comparative Religion.

Sociology of Religion.

Social Policy.

Local Subjects:

Comparative Religion.

Christianity.

Judaism.

Islam.

Sociology of Religion.

Social Policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (345 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2016.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.

Summary:

This book gathers scholars from the three major monotheistic religions to discuss the issue of poverty and wealth from the varied perspectives of each tradition. It provides a cadre of values inherent to the sacred texts of Jews, Christians, and Muslims and illustrates how these values may be used to deal with current economic inequalities. Contributors use the methodologies of religious studies to provide descriptions and comparisons the perspectives of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam on poverty and wealth. The book provides citations from the sacred texts of all three religions along their interpretations, contexts, and elaboration for deciphering their stances. Poverty and Wealth in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam identifies and details a foundation of common values upon which individual and institutional decisions may be made. .

Contents:

Introduction; Nathan R. Kollar

PART I: Personifications of Poverty and Wealth

1. Reading Job 19:2-22: A Symbolic-Interactionist View of Poverty; Thomas Decker

2. The Story of Qarun (Korah) in the Qur'an and Its Importance for our Times; Zeki Saritoprak

3. Mughal Munificence: Care and Concern for the Poor in Islamic Hindustan from Tuladan to the Taj; Michael D.Calabria

4. Mary's Magnificat: the Anawim and Church on the Margins; C. Denise Yarbrough

Part II Doctrines about Poverty and Wealth

5. Socioeconomic and Gender Justice in the Qur'an: Modern Challenges; Zainab Alwani

6. Gospel Readings on Poverty and Affluence in Most Eastern and Western Churches; Regina Boisclair

7. Orthodox Christianity and Islam on Economic Justice: Universal Ideals and Contextual Challenges in Russia; Andrii Krawchuk

PART III. Spiritual Traditions about Poverty and Wealth

8. From Possessio to Paupertas: The Emergence of Religious Poverty as a Critical Spiritual Component of Medieval Christianity; Michael Cusato

9. Poverty, Wealth and the Doctrine of Al-Fana' in the Qur'an; Hussam S. Timani

10. Prophetic Ethics As Monotheistic Spirituality; Steven Kepnes

11. Christian Ethics: the "Non-Person" and the Insights of Liberation Theology for a Twentieth-First Century World; Curt Cadorette

12. A Spirituality for Rich and Poor: Contemporary Catholic Ideals for Economic Justice; Marvin L. Krier Mich

PART IV. Sharing Our Wealth

13. Geography-Based Giving in Jewish Tradition; Malka Zeiger Simkovich

14. Poverty and Wealth in Islam's Sacred Texts; Abdullah F. Al Lheedan

15. Overflowing Riches: Generosity, Divine and Human; Clare Amos

Conclusion; Nathan R. Kollar. .

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781349948505

1349948500