Poverty and Wealth in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

Introduction; Nathan R. Kollar.- 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 D.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 Boisclair.- 7. Orthodox Christianity and Islam on Economic Justice: Universal Ideals and Contextual Challenges in Russia; Andrii 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 Cusato.- 9. Poverty, Wealth and the Doctrine of Al-Fana' in the Qur'an; Hussam S. Timani.- 10. Prophetic Ethics As Monotheistic Spirituality; Steven Kepnes.- 11. Christian Ethics: the "Non-Person" and the Insights of Liberation Theology for a Twentieth-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 Zeiger Simkovich.- 14. Poverty and Wealth in Islam's Sacred Texts; Abdullah F. Al Lheedan.- 15. Overflowing Riches: Generosity, Divine and Human; Clare Amos.- Conclusion; Nathan R. Kollar.