Download or read book Religion and Finance written by Mervyn K. Lewis and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Judaism, Christianity and Islam all impose obligations and constraints upon the rightful use of wealth and earthly resources. All three of these religions have well-researched views on the acceptability of practices such as usury but the principles and practices of other, non-interest, financial instruments are less well known. This book examines each of these three major world faiths, considering their teachings, social precepts and economic frameworks, which are set out as a guide for the financial dealings and economic behaviour of their adherents.

Download or read book Business and Religion written by Matthew Godfrey and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume elucidates both the diverse texts of the New Testament as well as the larger Jewish, Greek, and Roman worlds in which they were produced. It contains sections with various papers on the "Jewish Background of the New Testament," "Greco-Roman Background of the New Testament," "Jesus and the Gospels," "The Apostle Paul," "Hebrews, the Catholic Epistles, and Revelation," "New Testament Issues and Contexts," "The Text of the New Testament," and "After the New Testament." The volume therefore ranges from the law of Moses and intertestamental period to the First Jewish Revolt of AD 66-73 and the canonization of the New Testament.

Download or read book Faith Finance and Economy written by Tanweer Akram and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-03-10 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book seeks to foster a multidisciplinary understanding of the ties between faith, financial intermediation, and economic progress by drawing on research across economics, finance, history, philosophy, ethics, theology, public policy, law, and other disciplines. Chapters in this edited volume examine themes as consequential as economic opportunities, real world outcomes and faith; values and consumerism; faith, financial intermediation and economic development in Western and Islamic societies; and the impact of faith issues on US workers, on the workplace and religion, and on the characteristics of good wealth. Though engaging with difficult questions, this book is written in an accessible style to be enjoyed by laypeople and scholars alike.

Download or read book Islamic Law and Finance written by Frank E. Vogel and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mirroring the expansion of wealth in the Middle East and Asia and a surge in Islamic self-identity, Islamic banking practices have either become the law of the land or coexist and compete with Western practices in at least six countries. A growing number of institutions and mutual funds (akin to Western ''socially responsible'' funds) have established Islamic investment and other practices to cater to this burgeoning market. Because of its prevalence, practitioners in every banking-related area must familiarize themselves with current Islamic finance practices in order to do business with Muslim clients and to engage in cross-border financing. Injunctions from the "Qur'an and the sayings of Prophet Muhammed have generated a web of interrelated norms which prohibit Islamic financiers from engaging in transactions that involve interest "(riba) and speculation "(gharar). "Islamic Law and Finance describes the dynamic set of Islamically-sanctioned ways financiers can transacat business.

Download or read book Faith Finance Creating Godly Wealth In A Worldly System written by Suzy Black and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2009-05 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the greatest economic meltdown since the depression of 1929 my clients did not lose $1, in fact they have continued to increase their wealth. Discover the power of compounding interest and learn how to grow your wealth while protecting it from tax erosion. Suzy Black is a Christian entrepreneur, working in both the financial and insurance industry for over 21 years, she incorporates the wisdom and advise of the Bible into her every day business dealings and believes that if Christians will faithfully utilize God's system of paying First Fruits and Tithing blended with saving and investing Christians around the world will not only see their financial situations change, but they will see God actively working in their finances and their lives no matter what is going on in the economy. Suzy is also the founder of Suzy Black Ministries, a ministry focused on helping both single mothers and their children around the world, working to protect the lives of unborn babies and she is also committed to increasing the financial literacy of Christians. For more information, visit her website at www.suzyblack.org

Download or read book Understanding the Link Between Money and Spirituality written by Dr. Cryford Mumba PhD and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-18 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a religious book prepared specially for Christians so as to appreciate the relationship between money and spirituality. It is a personal finance book covering all the tenets of managing money God has blessed you in a godly money. The overriding aim is to help someone not to worship money but the True and Living God. The book will immensely help you to master money as designed by God. As you read this book open your heart to the leading of the Lord God so that at the end of it all His name will be honored and glorified. About two-thirds of Jesus’ parables deal with money or material possessions. Over 2300 biblical passages refer to money or material possessions. There are only about 500 on prayer, and less than 500 on the subject of faith. Surely, if God gives it this much emphasis, we need to take the subject seriously. Finances are a spiritual battleground. Money is the god of the world. It is everywhere worshipped. The love of money is the controlling factor in most lives. Money is deceitful. It is a lying lord, whom the world serves. You cannot serve God and money, for money is the image of a rival god. We need to be wise about money. Yes use money; do not avoid it, do not evade it and do not pretend it is beneath you. That is unspiritual. On the other hand, do not make it your god. My primary aim being to offer you, dear readers, new ideas, new ways of looking at the subject of money. This book will not teach you any specific formula. Instead it will teach you how to learn and what to learn.

Download or read book Faith Finance and Economy written by Tanweer Akram and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2020-04-26 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book seeks to foster a multidisciplinary understanding of the ties between faith, financial intermediation, and economic progress by drawing on research across economics, finance, history, philosophy, ethics, theology, public policy, law, and other disciplines. Chapters in this edited volume examine themes as consequential as economic opportunities, real world outcomes and faith; values and consumerism; faith, financial intermediation and economic development in Western and Islamic societies; and the impact of faith issues on US workers, on the workplace and religion, and on the characteristics of good wealth. Though engaging with difficult questions, this book is written in an accessible style to be enjoyed by laypeople and scholars alike.

Download or read book Understanding the Link Between Money and Spirituality written by Cryford Mumba and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-18 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a religious book prepared specially for Christians so as to appreciate the relationship between money and spirituality. It is a personal finance book covering all the tenets of managing money God has blessed you in a godly money. The overriding aim is to help someone not to worship money but the True and Living God. The book will immensely help you to master money as designed by God. As you read this book open your heart to the leading of the Lord God so that at the end of it all His name will be honored and glorified. About two-thirds of Jesus' parables deal with money or material possessions. Over 2300 biblical passages refer to money or material possessions. There are only about 500 on prayer, and less than 500 on the subject of faith. Surely, if God gives it this much emphasis, we need to take the subject seriously. Finances are a spiritual battleground. Money is the god of the world. It is everywhere worshipped. The love of money is the controlling factor in most lives. Money is deceitful. It is a lying lord, whom the world serves. You cannot serve God and money, for money is the image of a rival god. We need to be wise about money. Yes use money; do not avoid it, do not evade it and do not pretend it is beneath you. That is unspiritual. On the other hand, do not make it your god. My primary aim being to offer you, dear readers, new ideas, new ways of looking at the subject of money. This book will not teach you any specific formula. Instead it will teach you how to learn and what to learn.

Download or read book Faith Finance and Economy written by Tanweer Akram and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-09 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book seeks to foster a multidisciplinary understanding of the ties between faith, financial intermediation, and economic progress by drawing on research across economics, finance, history, philosophy, ethics, theology, public policy, law, and other disciplines. Chapters in this edited volume examine themes as consequential as economic opportunities, real world outcomes and faith; values and consumerism; faith, financial intermediation and economic development in Western and Islamic societies; and the impact of faith issues on US workers, on the workplace and religion, and on the characteristics of good wealth. Though engaging with difficult questions, this book is written in an accessible style to be enjoyed by laypeople and scholars alike. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.

Download or read book Biblical Faith Meets Financial Strategy written by Johnny McWilliams and published by Zero In Financial Press. This book was released on 2021-03-29 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prosperity resides where prayerful planning, financial freedom, and radical relationships intersect. ★ Do you want to know the best way to build wealth? ★ Do you have a healthy connection with all financial matters? ★ Have you ever wondered what the Bible has to say about money? ★ Would you like to have contentment in every aspect of life, at work and home, with family and friends, at church, and in your community? ★ Do you want to know how to better manage money? If you do, this book is for you. God wants you to have a solid plan to live the life you were made for. That foundation begins and ends with Him. In this first book of the series, INTERSECTION - Where God’s Wealth Meets God’s Wisdom, you will discover how to live in your purpose at the intersection of faith and strategy. This is financial literacy 101 and you will find many of the verses about finances in the Bible. Here are some of the faith + strategy intersections you will read about and be able to apply immediately: · Your dreams + Your life · Prayer + Patience · Your destiny + God’s will for your life · King Jesus + Servant Jesus · What is Your Purpose? + What is Your Position? · and many more! The scriptures teach us to be in a relationship with God, not religion. Your Heavenly Father wants you to live a prosperous life, and the Bible teaches you the proper way to handle that wealth. And the final four chapters of this book will show you how financial prosperity and the fruit of the Spirit intersect. Once you understand and begin living by these foundational truths, your heart will overflow with love, joy, and peace. Your actions will be purposeful with patience, kindness, and goodness. And your thoughts will be faithful and meek with self-control. “Jesus called us by his glory and goodness. Through his glory and goodness, he gave us the very great and rich gifts he promised us.” – 2 Peter 1:3b-4a ICB These are not only Christian financial concepts and principles; these are financial truths. It’s time for you to RECOVER, GROW, and ZERO IN on your financial target. Start reading and begin living at the INTERSECTION of Biblical Faith and Financial Strategy.

Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of the Economics of Religion written by Rachel M. McCleary and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-01-27 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a one-of-kind volume bringing together leading scholars in the economics of religion for the first time. The treatment of topics is interdisciplinary, comparative, as well as global in nature. Scholars apply the economics of religion approach to contemporary issues such as immigrants in the United States and ask historical questions such as why did Judaism as a religion promote investment in education? The economics of religion applies economic concepts (for example, supply and demand) and models of the market to the study of religion. Advocates of the economics of religion approach look at ways in which the religion market influences individual choices as well as institutional development. For example, economists would argue that when a large denomination declines, the religion is not supplying the right kind of religious good that appeals to the faithful. Like firms, religions compete and supply goods. The economics of religion approach using rational choice theory, assumes that all human beings, regardless of their cultural context, their socio-economic situation, act rationally to further his/her ends. The wide-ranging topics show the depth and breadth of the approach to the study of religion.

Download or read book Faith and Finance Peace with Or Without Prosperity written by Melissa Schworer and published by Daystar Publishing. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A preacher once said, "Everyone is looking for peace. Everyone wants to take a deep breath and release a sigh of relief that is not just on the outside, but on the inside. That's what we can have as Christians, but we have to appropriate what God has given to us to have that." This book will take you through a journey that will plow the ground of your heart, lay a new foundation of financial principles based on the word of God, and help enable you to weather the inevitable financial storms of life - with peace. It doesn't matter if your checking account is overflowing or empty, peace comes from knowing your footing is sure with every choice you make in your stewardship. No longer do you have to feel like the double-minded man tossed to and fro, uncertain about every decision. You can raise your shield of faith against each fiery dart by resting on the scriptural principles found within Faith and Finance - Peace With or Without Prosperity. Excerpts: - "Money reveals the love of our heart. Money reveals the pride in our heart. Money reveals whether we want to do it God's way, or our way. This is not anything new. It started out with Cain. Cain wanted to do it his way." - "How many people have heard the story about the drunk who got his paycheck and drank it away leaving a starving family at home? What about the man who bought a sports car, went golfing every weekend, went out to eat with his friends weekly and when he died he left his family with piles of debt and no life insurance?" - "God knows the potential and ability of each man and will lead him to reach it. If a man is lazy in the stewardship of his life, he will be held accountable for his waste. If a man is hasty in his choices and makes "investments" that go against the principles of God's word, he will also be accountable for his stewardship. But a man that prayerfully and diligently works at increasing his ability within the bounds of God's word has a greater opportunity to be used of God in finance. That being said, financial increase is not what we work toward. We work toward good stewardship, and as God provides we are able to do more to increase His work in our lives." - "We women sacrifice peace when we leave our children behind for hours and find ourselves feeling guilty and insecure about our choices in this area. We sacrifice our God given peace oft times just for financial security. We enjoy knowing that our bills are being paid faster; our securities are growing as we would like; and we may be able to enjoy a vacation now and then. What we don't realize is that we are hampering our own spiritual growth and our husband's growth in the Lord..." - "Christians get so ensnared in what I call the "bittersweet abundance" that comes with government assistance that I see people falsifying their income or hiding cash they receive just to stay on assistance. If they saw God as their provider they would need not lie, because you cannot lie to God. They see the government as their provider and lie to stay in good graces. That is the snare. It is when one stops recognizing God as their provider, and they shift their eyes elsewhere that Satan wins the victory. That is what Satan desires. He wants a Godless people." - "My husband and I were discussing how direct God is in dealing with covetousness. When listing off His commandments, covetousness is the only one He becomes specific about. He knew our natural bent and listed out the specifics." - "I entitled this book "Faith and Finance - Peace With or Without Prosperity" because God's Word promises peace to those who keep their mind upon Him; not those who keep their checking account full." - "We will find ourselves looking back and wondering, "My goodness, how did that all work out? God surely is faithful, isn't He?"

Download or read book An Essay Religious and Political on Ecclesiastical Finance as regards the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland etc written by David O. CROLY and published by . This book was released on 1834 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Challenges and Impacts of Religious Endowments on Global Economics and Finance written by Saiti, Buerhan and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2019-12-27 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poverty is one of the top problems the Muslim community faces today. A scholastic approach towards a solution based on the values and cultural contexts of the Muslim community holds great importance and significance to the Islamic civilizations and modern economic and cultural applications in the world. Challenges and Impacts of Religious Endowments on Global Economics and Finance is a pivotal reference source that examines the role of waqf and similar endowments in Islamic financial systems and how these religious endowments impact global economics and finance. While highlighting topics such as Islamic finance, risk management, and economic development, this publication explores adopting Islamic approaches to contemporary socio-economic issues and the methods of content analysis and meta-analysis methods. This book is ideally designed for professionals, economist regulators, financial analysts, academics, researchers, and postgraduate students seeking current research on modernized Islamic economic models in order to tackle the problem of fiscal deficiency.

Download or read book Investor Behavior written by H. Kent Baker and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-02-10 with total page 645 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER, Business: Personal Finance/Investing, 2015 USA Best Book Awards FINALIST, Business: Reference, 2015 USA Best Book Awards Investor Behavior provides readers with a comprehensive understanding and the latest research in the area of behavioral finance and investor decision making. Blending contributions from noted academics and experienced practitioners, this 30-chapter book will provide investment professionals with insights on how to understand and manage client behavior; a framework for interpreting financial market activity; and an in-depth understanding of this important new field of investment research. The book should also be of interest to academics, investors, and students. The book will cover the major principles of investor psychology, including heuristics, bounded rationality, regret theory, mental accounting, framing, prospect theory, and loss aversion. Specific sections of the book will delve into the role of personality traits, financial therapy, retirement planning, financial coaching, and emotions in investment decisions. Other topics covered include risk perception and tolerance, asset allocation decisions under inertia and inattention bias; evidenced based financial planning, motivation and satisfaction, behavioral investment management, and neurofinance. Contributions will delve into the behavioral underpinnings of various trading and investment topics including trader psychology, stock momentum, earnings surprises, and anomalies. The final chapters of the book examine new research on socially responsible investing, mutual funds, and real estate investing from a behavioral perspective. Empirical evidence and current literature about each type of investment issue are featured. Cited research studies are presented in a straightforward manner focusing on the comprehension of study findings, rather than on the details of mathematical frameworks.

Download or read book Generosity Stewardship and Abundance written by Lovett H. Weems and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-05-09 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: God’s purpose in calling us to lives of faithful stewardship and generosity isn’t merely to sustain the church. Rather, the continued existence of the church is essential to sustain the powerful, transformative message of our faith. Lovett H. Weems Jr. and Ann A. Michel present the Bible’s redeeming and transforming message of generosity, stewardship, and abundance in this comprehensive guide to Christian financial responsibility. The book provides practical advice to pastors and church leaders tasked with funding ministry and inspiring others toward responsible stewardship and greater generosity. It addresses church fundraising, stewardship campaigns, budgets, financing capital needs, endowments, and innovative approaches to economic sustainability. The book integrates the theological and practical dimensions of finance to empower congregational leaders to think critically about stewardship from a Christian perspective, help them use their personal and congregational possessions in the light of faith.

Download or read book Financing American Religion written by Mark Chaves and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 1999 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brings together short essays that emerged from an evaluation of the Lilly Endowment Inc.'s Financing American Religion initiative. Nineteen chapters (some previously published in well known works and others only in difficult-to-find pamphlets) explore who gives, how much, and why. They investigate how money moves and how it affects religious organizational behavior as well as how attitudes toward money have altered over time. Topics include individual giving as well as congregations and religious organizations and their resources. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR