Poverty and Wealth in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

Part I. Personifications of Poverty and Wealth

1. Reading Job 19:2–22: A Symbolic-Interactionist View of Poverty
Thomas Decker

2. The Story of Qarun (Korah) in the Qur’an and Its Importance for Our Times
Zeki Saritoprak

3. Mughal Munificence: Care and Concern for the Poor in Islamic Hindustan from Tuladan to the Taj
Michael Calabria

4. Mary’s Magnificat: The Anawim and Church on the Margins
C. Denise Yarbrough

Part II. Doctrines About Poverty and Wealth

5. Socioeconomic and Gender Justice in the Qur’an: Modern Challenges
Zainab Alwani

6. Gospel Readings on Poverty and Affluence in Most Eastern and Western Churches
Regina A. Boisclair

7. Orthodox Christianity and Islam on Economic Justice: Universal Ideals and Contextual Challenges in Russia
Adrii Krawchuk

Part III. Spiritual Traditions About Poverty and Wealth

8. From Possessio to Paupertas: The Emergence of Religious Poverty as a Critical Spiritual Component of Medieval Christianity
Michael F. Cusato

9. Poverty, Wealth, and the Doctrine of Al-Fana’ in the Qur’an

Hussam S. Timani

10. Prophetic Ethics as Monotheistic Spirituality
Steven Kepes

11. Christian Ethics: The “Non-Person” and the Insights of Liberation Theology for a Twenty-First Century World
Curt Cadorette

12. A Spirituality for Rich and Poor: Contemporary Catholic Ideals for Economic Justice
Marvin L. Krier Mich

Part IV. Sharing Our Wealth

13. Geography-Based Giving in Jewish Tradition
Malka Z. Simkovich

14. Poverty and Wealth in Islam’s Sacred Texts
Abdullah Allheedan

15. Overflowing Riches: Generosity, Divine and Human
Clare Amos

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