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The Gospel of Wealth asserts that hard work and perseverance lead to wealth. Carnegie based his philosophy on the observation that the heirs of large fortunes frequently squandered them in riotous living rather than nurturing and growing them. Even bequeathing one's fortune to charity was no guarantee that it would be used wisely, due to the fact that there was no guarantee that a charitable ...
Prosperity theology (sometimes referred to as the prosperity gospel, the health and wealth gospel, the gospel of success, seed-faith gospel, Faith movement, or Word-Faith movement) [1] is a religious belief among some Charismatic Christians that financial blessing and physical well-being are always the will of God for them, and that faith, positive scriptural confession, and giving to ...
The Gospel of Wealth (1889). The Gospel of Wealth and Other Timely Essays. New York: The Century Co. (1901). The Empire of Business (1902). Audiobook via LibriVox. The Secret of Business is the Management of Men (1903). [163] James Watt (Famous Scots Series). New York: Doubleday, Page and Co. (1905). Problems of Today: Wealth–Labor–Socialism.
Wealth as peril and obligation: the New Testament on possessions. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. Perrotta, Cosimo (2004). Consumption as an Investment: The fear of goods from Hesiod to Adam Smith. Psychology Press. Holman, Susan R. (2008). Wealth and poverty in early Church and society. Baker Academic. Kahan, Alan S. (2010). Mind Vs.
The Gospel of Wealth stated that it was a character flaw if you were poor. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.31.8.243 ( talk • contribs ) 21:04, 25 April 2010 If that is true, please provide the quotation(s) from the piece that make that assertion.
The Parable of the Rich Fool is a parable of Jesus which appears in the Gospel of Luke. It depicts the futility of the belief that wealth can secure prosperity or a good life. This parable has been depicted by several artists, including Rembrandt, Jan Luyken, James Tissot, and David Teniers the Younger.
Under the influence of the Social Gospel movement, American populists, progressives and "muck-rakers" during the generation of 1880–1925 used "Mammon" with specific reference to the consolidated wealth and power of the banking and corporate institutions headquartered on Wall Street and their predatory activities nationwide.
Jesus and the rich young man (also called Jesus and the rich ruler) is an episode in the life of Jesus recounted in the Gospel of Matthew 19:16–30, the Gospel of Mark 10:17–31 and the Gospel of Luke 18:18–30 in the New Testament. It deals with eternal life [1] [2] and the world to come. [3]