tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post116087835086702902..comments2024-03-25T13:40:30.747-04:00Comments on Faith and Theology: Giving what is theirsBen Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1160968775806251142006-10-15T23:19:00.000-04:002006-10-15T23:19:00.000-04:00The best seconary study of the early church's atti...The best seconary study of the early church's attitude toward money and poverty (so different from the affluent modern/postmodern church) is Justo Gonzalez, Faith and Wealth: A History of Early Christian Ideas on the Origin, Significance, and Use of Money (Harper & Row, 1990).<BR/><BR/>The kind of quotes you cite could be multiplied a thousandfold.Michael Westmoreland-White, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06343135380354344847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1160935717348118072006-10-15T14:08:00.000-04:002006-10-15T14:08:00.000-04:00Yes, thanks, Ben. Too late, alas, for this mornin...Yes, thanks, Ben. Too late, alas, for this morning's sermon on the Rich Young Man: "Money Is Murder" (a shortened form of a Hauerwas quote I came across I-can't-remember-where).<BR/><BR/>Here are five other quotable quotes on the theme of money - all wry.<BR/><BR/>"If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to." - Dorothy Parker<BR/><BR/>"Banking is the second oldest profession, but more profitable than the oldest profession." - Flann O'Brien<BR/><BR/>"Fame is failure disguised as money." - Brendan Behan<BR/><BR/>"Avoid like the plague a clergyman who is also a businessman." - St. Jerome<BR/><BR/>"Not every problem someone has with his girlfriend is necessarily due to the capitalist mode of production." - Herbert MarcuseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1160879867144237932006-10-14T22:37:00.000-04:002006-10-14T22:37:00.000-04:00Thanks Ben. I am preaching on 1 Timothy 6 tonight,...Thanks Ben. I am preaching on 1 Timothy 6 tonight, and these quotes are worthy inspiration for that task.Rory Shinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10378270111323220078noreply@blogger.com