Douglas A. Hicks 
Money Enough 
Everyday Practices for Living Faithfully in the Global Economy

Reflections for Christians for dealing with money in aconsumer-driven world

In this much-needed book Douglas Hicks looks at how Christianfaith applies to the practices of economic life-spending, saving, giving especially as an alternative to a life of unbridledconsumerism. This book offers reflections for people of faith andanyone who wants to connect their Monday through Saturday liveswith their faith and live a more integrated way. It takes a look athow to realistically apply Christian principles in these especiallyperilous economic times.
* Explores how Christians can rethink their practices of faith asconsumers, investors, and earners
* Offers reflections on an important Christian concept in apractical, lively, and engaging style
* Contains ideas for meeting the everyday pressures, questions, and anxieties of economic life as they connect with Christianfaith
* A new volume in the Practices of Faith Series

The book is filled with the author’s level-headed, thoughtfulreflections on Christian practices of getting and spending.

Tabella dei contenuti

Editor’s Foreword.

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

1. Surviving.

2. Valuing.

3. Discerning Desires.

4. Providing.

5. Laboring.

6. Recreating.

7. Expanding the Community.

8. Doing Justice.

9. Sharing.

Notes.

The Author.

Index.

Circa l’autore

Douglas A. Hicks is a writer and professor whose doctoral work at Harvard under noted theologian Ronald Thiemann and Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen combined religion, ethics, and economics. He teaches at the University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia, and is a Presbyterian minister.