Poverty and Wealth in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

<div>Introduction; Nathan R. Kollar.- PART I: Personifications of Poverty and Wealth.-&nbsp;1. Reading Job 19:2-22: A Symbolic-Interactionist View of Poverty; Thomas Decker.-&nbsp;2. The Story of Qarun (Korah) in the Qur’an and Its Importance for our Times; Zeki Saritoprak.-&nbsp;3. Mughal Munificence: Care and Concern for the Poor in Islamic Hindustan from Tuladan to the Taj; Michael D.Calabria.-&nbsp;4. Mary’s Magnificat: the Anawim and Church on the Margins; C. Denise Yarbrough.-&nbsp;Part II Doctrines about Poverty and Wealth.-&nbsp;5. Socioeconomic and Gender Justice in the Qur’an: Modern Challenges; Zainab Alwani.-&nbsp;6. Gospel Readings on Poverty and Affluence in Most Eastern and Western Churches; Regina Boisclair.-&nbsp;7. Orthodox Christianity and Islam on Economic Justice: Universal Ideals and Contextual Challenges in Russia; Andrii Krawchuk.-&nbsp;PART III. Spiritual Traditions about Poverty and Wealth.-&nbsp;8. From Possessio to Paupertas: The Emergence of Religious Poverty as a Critical Spiritual Component of Medieval Christianity; Michael Cusato.-&nbsp;9. Poverty, Wealth and the Doctrine of Al-Fana’ in the Qur’an; Hussam S. Timani.-&nbsp;10. Prophetic Ethics As Monotheistic Spirituality; Steven Kepnes.-&nbsp;11. Christian Ethics: the “Non-Person” and the Insights of Liberation Theology for a Twentieth-First Century World; Curt Cadorette.-&nbsp;12. A Spirituality for Rich and Poor: Contemporary Catholic Ideals for Economic Justice; Marvin L. Krier Mich.-&nbsp;PART IV. Sharing Our Wealth.-&nbsp;13. Geography-Based Giving in Jewish Tradition; Malka Zeiger Simkovich.-&nbsp;14. Poverty and Wealth in Islam’s Sacred Texts; Abdullah F. Al Lheedan.-&nbsp;15. Overflowing Riches: Generosity, Divine and Human; Clare Amos.-&nbsp;Conclusion; Nathan R. Kollar.&nbsp;<br></div><div><br></div>