Ever wondered how to pay the next bill? Felt the world is unfair in economic rewards? Been indecisive about investing wisely? These types of fiscal questions are addressed from a Christian viewpoint in Economic Parables. Using his vast experience in the financial world as well as church ministry, the author invites you to listen directly to the words of Jesus and reflect on a number of economic parables to understand life in an increasingly globalized economy. Some of the answers you find will be surprising, in part because Jesus was a more sophisticated economist than he is given credit for. His words will shed light on many modern economic problems and decisions we may not think to go to the Bible about. By taking this journey through the economic parables, your response to finances and the global marketplace will be enriched from a balanced biblical approach. Each chapter contains a parable and reflection, followed by a question making this book ideal for group or personal Bible study.
In the words of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, “While civilizations have come and gone, these stories continue to teach us anew with their freshness and their humanity.” Two millennia later, the New Testament parables remain ubiquitous, ...
First and foremost, this book is written for the college student who will take only one semester of economics. ... And now, without further delay, let's turn to our first parable, entitled “An Economist's Genesis.” Economic })arables ...
In Economic Parables and Policies: Saving for America's Economic Future, Second Edition, Laurence Seidman addresses important economic issues that will occupy center stage into the next century. Writing in an...
This book could change your life--reading it will give you a sense of wonder about the everyday marvels that are all around us.
Remarkable is how extensively in each parable Jesus provides a subtle but rich array of unexpected possibilities hidden within the hierarchies of power so commonplace in his world.
Navigating through life's financial storms can be challenging. In Your Money Matters, author Gary Inrig shares truths from stories Jesus told His disciples about money.
These pamphlets were later bundled together, giving birth to a book. In this new rendering by Charles Conrad, the classic tale is retold in clear, simple language for today and s readers.
... economic parables: which dialogue? Economists should not be surprised at the complex relationship of novelistic metaphors to reality since they themselves are accustomed to maintain that their own scientific explanations are parables ...
Professor Tiemstra lays out the methodology of this approach in the first section of this book. He then applies it to real economic problems, including poverty and economic justice, environmental sustainability, and globalization.
Who do we meet in the stories Jesus told? In The Parables of Jesus the Galilean: Stories of a Social Prophet, a selection of the parables of Jesus is read using a social-scientific approach.