Wealth & piety : Middle Eastern perspectives for expat workers / Karen L.H. Shaw. [print]

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The righteous rich in the Old Testament Abraham: Our rich, righteous father Job: permanently righteous, temporary rich Deuteronomy Solomon The Proverbs The unrighteous rich and Amos The righteous rich in the New Testament Righteousness and riches in the Sermon on the Mount The Acts of the Apostles and the church in Jerusalem James and the unrighteous rich The rich in 1 Timothy - Conclusion Introducing the interviewees Righteousness, wealth, and teaching morality to children Teaching morality to children Child-rearing, Godliness, and wealth Economic piety: what and how do families teach? ; Middle Eastern child-rearing, wealth, righteousness, and the Bible Teaching children morality in practice Praising God and acknowledging His sovereignty Praise, sovereignty, and the Bible Praise and God's sovereignty in practice Generosity Giving to God Generosity to family Hospitality Helping the poor Giving and the honor of the recipient Class and generosity Motives for giving Giving and the wider causes of poverty Generosity and the Bible Giving in practice Money: where did it come from? ; The source of wealth and the Bible The source of money in practice Appearances The appearance of less wealth The appearance of greater wealth Appearances and the Bible Appearances in practice Friendship between rich and poor Barriers to friendship between poor and rich possibilities of friendship What the poor want form the rich The Bible and friendship between rich and poor Friendship in practice Patrons and clients An introduction to the patron-client relationship The relationship between patron and client Advantages of patronage Disadvantages of patronage ii The righteous patron Men of religion and patronage Patronage and the Bible Patronage in practice.

Your supporters consider you saintly and self-sacrificing. Your Middle Eastern friends might beg to differ. So might God. Wealth and Piety explores biblical and Arab cultural expectations for getting, using, talking about, and giving money. This book contains hundreds of verbatim observations about local and foreign wealth by thirty-five Middle Easterners from nine countries, representing all major religious groups. These comments are a mirror in which workers can see their own status and moral reputation as people of the region see them. Combining biblical commentary, cultural analysis and practical advice for expats, Wealth and Piety is designed for both new and experienced workers, as well as mission leaders, administrators, supporters, and donors. Although focused on the Middle East, much of the wisdom of this book is valuable for workers anywhere in the Muslim world or in societies characterized by patronage or an honor/shame orientation.

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Karen L.H. Shaw is assistant professor of cross-cultural ministry at Arab Baptist Theological Seminary in Mansourieh al-Metn, Lebanon, and she pastors International Community Church, in Beirut. She and her husband, Perry, have lived in the Middle East since 1990. They have two adult children, Chris and Phoebe.