Poverty and wealth in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Nathan R. Kollar, Muhammad Shafiq, editors.
• Editors: Kollar, Nathan R
• Contents: Dedication ; Foreword; Preface; Contents; Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; Introduction; Part I: Personifications of Poverty and Wealth; Chapter 1: Reading Job 19:2-22: A Symbolic-Interactionist View of Poverty; Introduction; Symbolic Interactionism; Understanding Job 19:2-22; The Theology of a Symbolic-Interactionist Reading; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 2: The Story of Qarun (Korah) in the Qur'an and Its Importance for Our Times; Notes; Chapter 3: Mughal Munificence: Care and Concern for the Poor in Islamic Hindustan from Tuladan to the Taj; Introduction; Tuladan; Famine Relief. Other Occasions of CharityArtistic and Architectural Expressions; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 4: Mary's Magnificat: The Anawim and Church on the Margins; The Magnificat; The Text: Exegesis; The 'Anawim; The Magnificat and the Church on the Margins; Singing the Magnificat in a New Key; Conclusion; Notes; Part II: Doctrines About Poverty and Wealth; Chapter 5: Socioeconomic and Gender Justice in the Qur'an: Modern Challenges; Introduction; The Islamic Value System: Integrating Legal and Moral Laws; Building Blocks for Gender, Social Justice, and Socioeconomic Development. Defining the Mission of Humanity on Earth The Qur'an and Gender Equity: Critical Analysis; Family as Institution in Islam: Definitions and Meaning; Debate on Islam and Culture: Qiwamma: Responsibility Versus Power; Women Empowerment: Knowledge, Legal, and Economic Independence; Contemporary Global Economic Challenges; The Role of Muslims in Restoring Economic-Social Justice Globally; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 6: Gospel Readings on Poverty and Affluence in Most Eastern and Western Churches; Introduction; The Byzantine Lectionary; The Roman Missal Lectionary for Sundays and Solemnities. The Revised Common Lectionary Gospel Selections; The Gospel of Mark20; The Gospel of Matthew; The Gospel of Luke; The Gospel of John; Commentary; Gospel Lections in the Three Lectionaries; Gospel Lections in the Catholic and Revised Common Lectionaries; Overall Message; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 7: Orthodox Christianity and Islam on Economic Justice: Universal Ideals and Contextual Challenges in Russia; Introduction; Social Engagement and Philanthropy in Orthodox Christianity; Scriptural Foundations of Islamic Economic Ethics and Justice. Conclusion: Opportunities and Challenges for Orthodox-Muslim Economic Cooperation in RussiaPre-existing and Emerging Common Ground; The Enduring Challenge of Universality; Notes; Part III: Spiritual Traditions About Poverty and Wealth; Chapter 8: From Possessio to Paupertas: The Emergence of Religious Poverty as a Critical Spiritual Component of Medieval Christianity; Introduction; Religious Poverty in the First Feudal Age (950-1350 CE); The Dramatic Turn at the Dawn of the High Middle Ages (c. 1000-c. 1350); Spirituality and the New Prosperity.
• Publisher Details: New York : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 201/.73; Wealth -- Religious aspects; Poverty -- Religious aspects; Income distribution; BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Gaia & Earth Energies; RELIGION -- Christianity -- General; Income distribution; Poverty -- Religious aspects; Wealth -- Religious aspects; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781349948505; 1349948500; 1349948497; 9781349948499
• Related ISBNs: 9781349948499
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 19, 2016).
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