Synopses & Reviews
Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-192).
Synopsis
In a world filled with both prosperity and poverty, how can Christians handle their finances in a way that honors God? In How Much Is Enough?, Arthur Simon takes an uncompromising look at America's wealth, reflecting what dominates the hearts and motivations of its people. He diagnoses Western civilization as sick with affluenza, or runaway materialism, and shows readers how to reject the disease and set new priorities.
Churches, social ministry groups, and thoughtful readers will be enlightened by Simon's grasp of Western affluence against the backdrop of a world where 800 million people are chronically starving. Readers will gain a clearer understanding of how money becomes an object of worship when passion for material things is stronger than compassion for the poor. Simon's life-changing book also reveals how affluenza takes control of people's lives and goals.
Without discounting prosperity as a blessing, How Much Is Enough? proposes new pathways to living as disciples of Jesus. It suggests a myriad of solutions for taming materialism and sheds light on the profound reality that possessions may capture our hearts, but they are unable to nourish our souls.
Table of Contents
That seductive urge -- Fat wallets, empty lives -- Hope and purpose -- Rushing to nowhere -- The poverty of riches -- The sorrow of pleasure -- The weakness of power -- Faces of affluence -- How much is enough? -- Living simply so that others may simply live -- Love and justice -- Saying "yes" to life -- Filling the heart with something better than cash -- The meek inherit the earth.