Poverty and Wealth in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-3-319-28786-7
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, Book, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm

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 of perspectives from Judaism, Christianity, and Islam on poverty and wealth. The book presents citations from the sacred texts of all three religions. The contributors discuss the interpretations of these texts and the necessary contexts, both past and present, for deciphering the stances found there. 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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kollar, Nathan J.

Shafiq, Muhammad

Inhaltsverzeichnis

IntroductionPart I: Personifications of Poverty and WealthChapter 1: Reading Job 19:2-22:  A Symbolic-Interactionist View of PovertyChapter 2: The Story of Qarun (Korah) in the Qur’an and Its Importance for our TimesChapter 3: Mughal Munificence: Care and Concern for the Poor in Islamic Hindustan from Tuladan to the Taj Chapter 4: Mary’s Magnificat: the Anawim and Church on the MarginsPart II: Doctrines about Poverty and WealthChapter 5: Socioeconomic and Gender Justice in the Qur’an: Modern ChallengesChapter 6: Gospel  Readings on Poverty and Affluence in Most Eastern and Western ChurchesChapter 7: Orthodox Christianity and Islam on Economic Justice: Universal Ideals and Contextual Challenges in RussiaPart III: Spiritual Traditions about Poverty and WealthChapter 8: From Possessio to Paupertas: The Emergence of Religious Poverty as a Critical Spiritual Component of Medieval Christianity   Chapter 9: Poverty, Wealth and the Doctrine of Al-Fana’ in the Qur’anChapter 10: Prophetic Ethics As Monotheistic SpiritualityChapter 11: Christian Ethics: the “Non-Person” and the Insights of Liberation Theology for a Twentieth-First Century World   Chapter 12: A Spirituality for Rich and Poor: Contemporary Catholic Ideals for Economic JusticePart IV: Sharing Our WealthChapter 13: Geography-Based Giving in Jewish TraditionChapter 14: Poverty and Wealth in Islam’s Sacred TextsChapter 15: Overflowing Riches: Generosity, Divine and Human Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Nathan R. Kollar is Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at St. John Fisher College, USA, retired Adjunct Professor in the Graduate School of Education, University of Rochester, USA, and Cofounder and Chair of the Board of the Center for Interfaith Studies and Dialogue at Nazareth College, USA. Muhammad Shafiq is Executive Director of the Brian and Jean Hickey Center for Interfaith Studies and Dialogue, and Professor of Islamic and Religious Studies at Nazareth College, USA. He holds the IIIT Chair in Interfaith Studies at Nazareth College.