For the least of these : a biblical answer to poverty / Anne Bradley and Art Lindsley, editors.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublisher: Bloomington, Ind. : West Bow Press, a division of Thomas Nelson & Zondervan, 2014Copyright date: �2014Description: xxix, 418 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781490823249
  • 1490823247
  • 1490823263
  • 9781490823263
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BS 680 .P47 F6 2014
Contents:
About the Institute for Faith, Work & Economics -- About the editors -- About the authors -- Foreword / Arthur C. Brooks -- Introduction / Anne Bradley and Art Lindsley -- Part 1: A biblical perspective on the poor -- Chapter 1. Who are the poor? / Glenn Sunshine -- Chapter 2. Poverty and the poor in the Old Testament / Walter C. Kaiser, Jr. -- Chapter 3. Remember the poor: a New Testament perspective on the problems of poverty, riches, and redistribution / David Kotter -- Chapter 4. Does God require the State to redistribute wealth? An examination of Jubilee and Acts 2-5 / Art Lindsley -- Chapter 5. Evangelicals and poverty: the voluntary principle in action / Richard Turnbull -- Part 2. Markets and the poor -- Chapter 6. Markets and justice / R. Mark Isaac -- Chapter 7. Fighting poverty through enterprise / Lord Brian Griffiths of Fforestfach -- Chapter 8. Why does income inequality exist? An economic and biblical explanation / Anne Bradley -- Chapter 9. The moral potential of the free economy / Robert A. Sirico -- Part 3. Poverty alleviations in practice -- Chapter 10. A poverty program that worked / Lawrence W. Reed -- Chapter 11. Alleviating poverty in the abstract / Marvin Olasky -- Chapter 12. "Stop helping us." A call to compassionately move beyond charity / Peter Greer -- Conclusion / Jay W. Richards.
Summary: While much progress has been made toward poverty alleviation, many well-intentioned efforts have led Christians to actions that are not only ineffective, but leave the most vulnerable in a worse situation than before. Is there a better answer? Combining biblical exegesis with proven economic principles, For the Least of These: A Biblical Answer to Poverty equips Christians with both a solid biblical and economic understanding of how best to care for the poor and foster sustainable economic development. With contributions from fifteen leading Christian economists, theologians, historians, and practitioners, For the Least of These presents the case for why markets and trade are the world's best hope for alleviating poverty.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-418) and index.

About the Institute for Faith, Work & Economics -- About the editors -- About the authors -- Foreword / Arthur C. Brooks -- Introduction / Anne Bradley and Art Lindsley -- Part 1: A biblical perspective on the poor -- Chapter 1. Who are the poor? / Glenn Sunshine -- Chapter 2. Poverty and the poor in the Old Testament / Walter C. Kaiser, Jr. -- Chapter 3. Remember the poor: a New Testament perspective on the problems of poverty, riches, and redistribution / David Kotter -- Chapter 4. Does God require the State to redistribute wealth? An examination of Jubilee and Acts 2-5 / Art Lindsley -- Chapter 5. Evangelicals and poverty: the voluntary principle in action / Richard Turnbull -- Part 2. Markets and the poor -- Chapter 6. Markets and justice / R. Mark Isaac -- Chapter 7. Fighting poverty through enterprise / Lord Brian Griffiths of Fforestfach -- Chapter 8. Why does income inequality exist? An economic and biblical explanation / Anne Bradley -- Chapter 9. The moral potential of the free economy / Robert A. Sirico -- Part 3. Poverty alleviations in practice -- Chapter 10. A poverty program that worked / Lawrence W. Reed -- Chapter 11. Alleviating poverty in the abstract / Marvin Olasky -- Chapter 12. "Stop helping us." A call to compassionately move beyond charity / Peter Greer -- Conclusion / Jay W. Richards.

While much progress has been made toward poverty alleviation, many well-intentioned efforts have led Christians to actions that are not only ineffective, but leave the most vulnerable in a worse situation than before. Is there a better answer? Combining biblical exegesis with proven economic principles, For the Least of These: A Biblical Answer to Poverty equips Christians with both a solid biblical and economic understanding of how best to care for the poor and foster sustainable economic development. With contributions from fifteen leading Christian economists, theologians, historians, and practitioners, For the Least of These presents the case for why markets and trade are the world's best hope for alleviating poverty.

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