For the Least of These: A Biblical Answer to Poverty - Softcover

Zondervan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0310522994 ISBN 13: 9780310522997

Publisher: Zondervan Academic, 2015

Synopsis

Today, many thoughtful and compassionate Christians are addressing the challenge of alleviating poverty. But while much progress has been made, many well-intentioned efforts have led Christians to actions that are not only ineffective, but leave the most vulnerable in a worse situation than before. Is there a better answer?

Combining biblical exegesis with proven economic principles, For the Least of These: A Biblical Answer to Poverty equips Christians with both a solid biblical and economic understanding of how best to care for the poor and foster sustainable economic development. With contributions from fifteen leading Christian economists, theologians, historians, and practitioners, it presents the case for why a multi-faceted approach is needed, and why a renewed focus on markets and trade are the world’s best hope for alleviating poverty and serving those in financial need.

About this title

About the Author:

Anne R. Bradley, Ph.D. is the Vice President of Economic Initiatives at the Institute for Faith, Work & Economics. She is a visiting professor at Georgetown University and has previously taught at George Mason University where she served as the Associate Director for the Program in Economics, Politics, and the Law. She is also a visiting scholar at the Bernard Center for Women, Politics, and Public Policy.

Art Lindsley, M.Div. Ph.D. is the Vice President of Theological Initiatives at the Institute for Faith, Work & Economics. He previously served as President and Senior Fellow at the C.S. Lewis Institute since 1987. He is also the author of C.S. Lewis's Case for Christ, True Truth, Love: The Ultimate Apologetic, and co-author with R.C. Sproul and John Gerstner of Classical Apologetics.

Review:

"This valuable volume provides solutions to poverty that really work...It contains a wide range of practical and biblical insights from the accumulated wisdom of experts."
 
Wayne Grudem, Ph.D.
Research Professor of Theology and Biblical Studies at Phoenix Seminary
 


"This book engagingly addresses poverty from a biblical point of view, convincingly demonstrating the case for free enterprise as the best means for the transformational development of the poor."

Luis Bush, Ph.D.
International Facilitator of Transform World Connections

"This book soundly tackles the most important social task of Christians over the next twenty years: the urgent need to break the chains of poverty for the world's billion-plus poor."

Michael Novak
Author of The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism


"The various essays are sound both theologically and economically. Any Christian interested in his duty to the poor will gain significant insights by reading this book."
 
Paul A. Cleveland, Ph.D.
Professor of Finance and Economics at Birmingham-Southern College

"In this volume, you will find a combination of careful biblical exegesis and economic analysis that will cause you to rethink some of your assumptions about the sources of poverty and prosperity."
 
Art Carden, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Economics at Samford University

About this edition

• Publisher: Zondervan Academic
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0310522994
• ISBN 13: 9780310522997
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304
• Editor: Bradley Anne R., Lindsley Arthur W.