Lauren Tyler Wright

Giving--The Sacred Art

Creating a Lifestyle of Generousity

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

With gentleness and wisdom, this practical guide outlines the ways in which cultivating a lifestyle of generosity can be a source of personal transformation, spiritual renewal, and deep joy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Turner Publishing Company
• Seitenzahl: 169
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 142mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 259g
• ISBN-13: 9781594732249
• ISBN-10: 1594732248
• Artikelnr.: 21011659

Autorenporträt

Lauren Tyler Wright, MDiv, former program manager at the Lake Institute on Faith & Giving at the Center of Philanthropy at Indiana University, is a researcher and seminar leader on the topic of generosity in faith communities.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Giving as a Sacred Art? ix
1 Giving as Worship: Responding to God's Generosity with Joyful Gratitude 1
2 Giving as Stewardship: Managing Our Abundance 21
3 Giving as Holy Obligation: Transforming Identity through Discipline 57
4 Giving as Redemption: Restoring Money as Life-Giving Legal Tender 77
5 Giving as Charity: Providing for the Needy with Compassion 95
6 Giving as Justice: Believing in and Working toward Righteous Equality 113
Appendices 131
Appendix A-How Much Money Do I Receive Each Year? 132
Appendix B-How Much Money Do I Spend Each Year? 133
Appendix C-What's Left? Debt or Extra-abundance? 138
Appendix D-Creating a Budget 139
Notes 141
Glossary 149
Suggestions for Further Reading 153
Resources 159
Acknowledgments 168