Giving-The Sacred Art: Creating a Lifestyle of Generousity

by Lauren Tyler Wright MDiv

Overview

Practical tips and inspiring thoughts for living a life of abundance and spirit-filled generosity.

Giving of your resources is a profound act that can change your life and the lives of those around you. With gentleness and wisdom, this practical guide outlines the ways in which cultivating a lifestyle of generosity can be a source of personal transformation, spiritual renewal and deep joy. You will learn about:

• Giving as Worship—how the major faith traditions offer reverence through giving
• Giving as Stewardship—managing resources for maximum benefit
• Giving as Charity—providing for others out of a sense of compassion
• Giving as Justice—creating righteous equality in our world

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781594734656
Publisher:	Turner Publishing Company
Publication date:	07/19/2012
Series:	The Art of Spiritual Living
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Lauren Tyler Wright, MDiv, former program manager at the Lake Institute on Faith&Giving at the Center of Philanthropy at Indiana University, is a researcher and seminar leader on the topic of generosity in faith communities.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Giving as a Sacred Art? ix

1 Giving as Worship: Responding to God's Generosity with Joyful Gratitude 1
2 Giving as Stewardship: Managing Our Abundance 21
3 Giving as Holy Obligation: Transforming Identity through Discipline 57
4 Giving as Redemption: Restoring Money as Life-Giving Legal Tender 77
5 Giving as Charity: Providing for the Needy with Compassion 95
6 Giving as Justice: Believing in and Working toward Righteous Equality 113

Appendices 131
Appendix A—How Much Money Do I Receive Each Year? 132
Appendix B—How Much Money Do I Spend Each Year? 133
Appendix C—What's Left? Debt or Extra-abundance? 138
Appendix D—Creating a Budget 139

Notes 141
Glossary 149
Suggestions for Further Reading 153
Resources 159
Acknowledgments 168