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A collection of essays on the matrix of sentiments, beliefs, and feelings that frame the social doctrine of wealth in contemporary America by leading scholars of classics, literature, scripture, ethics, sociology, economics, and history.

Table of Contents

Preface Introduction by Paul G. Schervish Anti-Popular Rhetoric in Ancient Greece by David H. Gill, S.J. Does the New Testament Have an Economic Message? by Pheme Perkins Tracing a Genealogy of "Talent": The Descent of Matthew 25: 14-30 into Contemporary Philanthropical Discourse by Dayton Haskin Capitalism and Wealth Creation by Joseph F. Quinn In Another Time: Statements of American Reformers Regarding Wealth and Privilege by Carol Morris Petillo The Moral Biographies of the Wealthy and the Cultural Scripture of Wealth by Paul G. Schervish Scripture, Moral Community, and Social Criticism by Lisa Sowle Cahill Afterword by Paul G. Schervish Selected Bibliography Index

About the Author

PAUL G. SCHERVISH is Director of the Social Welfare Research Institute at Boston College, where he is also Associate Professor of Sociology. His study of biographical narratives of the wealthy is another 1994 Praeger publication.