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Giving, the Sacred Art: Creating a Lifestyle of Generousity: Art of Spiritual Living

Autor Lauren T. Wright
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 iul 2008

Practical tips and inspiring thoughts for living a life of abundance and spirit-filled generosity.

Giving of your resources is a profound act that can change your life and the lives of those around you. 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. You will learn about: Giving as Worship how the major faith traditions offer reverence through giving Giving as Stewardship managing resources for maximum benefit Giving as Charity providing for others out of a sense of compassion Giving as Justice creating righteous equality in our world

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781594732249
ISBN-10: 1594732248
Pagini: 169
Dimensiuni: 142 x 218 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.26 kg
Editura: Skylight Paths Publishing
Seria Art of Spiritual Living


Descriere

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.

Notă biografică

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.


Cuprins

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