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John R. Schneider
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July 2002
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John R. Schneider
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Published
July 2002
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How should Christians live in a material world? Should personal guilt accompany financial success? Is wealth incompatible with true Christianity? In The Good of Affluence John R. Schneider reopens the debate over the proper Christian attitude toward money, arguing, ultimately, that Scripture does indeed provide support for the responsible possession of wealth.
This is a provocative book of Christian theology, written to help people seeking God in a culture that has grown from modern capitalism. By comparing classic Christian teaching on wealth with the realities of our modern economic world, Schneider challenges the common presumption that material affluence is inherently bad. Careful interpretation of Scripture narratives — creation, exodus, exile, and more — also shows that abundance is the condition that God envisions for all human beings and that faithful persons of wealth are part of this plan.
Schneider believes that the “wealth-as-blessing” themes of the Old Testament are not to be spiritualized and do not run contrary to New Testament teachings but provide exactly the frame of reference for the incarnate identity, life, and teaching of Jesus, who came to make real the messianic feast, both in this age and in the age to come. Through insightful engagement with the biblical text Schneider overturns some of the most cherished and unquestioned assumptions of influential Christian writers (particularly Ronald Sider) on modern capitalist affluence. Yet Schneider's message is also finely balanced with the need for responsible Christian living. He offers rich Christians biblical affirmation but also challenges them to a life shaped by an uncommon sense of stewardship and compassion.
Incisive, thought-provoking, and biblically grounded, The Good of Affluence is a superb resource for anyone — students, professors, businesspeople, general readers, discussion groups — wishing to grapple seriously with the subject of faith and wealth.
Author
John R. Schneider
Book Format
Paperback
Publisher
Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published
July 2002
Weight
364g
Page Count
244
Dimensions
153 x 229 x 14 mm
ISBN
9780802833631
ISBN-10
0802833632
Eden Code
1010365
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Author/Creator: John R. Schneider
ISBN: 9780802833631
Publisher: Eerdmans Publishing Company
Release Date: July 2002
Weight: 364g
Dimensions: 153 x 229 x 14 mm
Eden Code: 1010365