Give the response of Christianity and one other religion to wealth and poverty.

Wealth and Poverty coursework . Give the response of Christianity and one other religion to wealth and poverty. Christians believe that if you have plenty of money then you should give to those less fortunate than yourselves. They teach that God blesses those who provide for the poor. They also say that the church should concern itself with the deprived and that they should have a responsibility to them. Jesus taught that your life should not revolve around money, Matthew 6 19-21 states that you cannot take your wealth with you when you die so why let your life depend on money now. Another bible passage Corinthians Cn8 v1-13 says that Jesus was once rich but he became poor in order to give to those less fortunate than himself, and so he's saying that you should give to those who need it. Jesus also taught that true happiness is not found through money. Timothy 6 v6-10 says you shouldn't be greedy about money and not let it take over your life. Other examples include the information from Luke 21, which says that you should give a fair share of your wealth to the poor. Acts 2 v44-47 says that you should get rid of things they do not need in order to give to the poor, which makes the Christians respond by saying that the church should concern itself with the poor and the needy. Christians also believe that the church should have a responsibility for the poor, Matthew ch14

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Outlining Muslim teachings on wealth and poverty and explain why there is a need for world development.

Introduction In this coursework I will be outlining Muslim teachings on wealth and poverty and explain why there is a need for world development. As well as this I will be analysing and explain the work of one Muslim agency working for World Development Outline Muslim teachings on wealth and poverty A major principle of Islam is the belief that all things belong to Allah and that wealth is only giving held by human beings in trust. Life is a test in which one has the freedom of choice and responsibility. The test for the poor is to have patience and earn a living by lawful means. This will be rewarded be Allah. The test for the rich is greater. It involves realizing that wealth is a gift which must be used for doing good and sharing with the poor. The temptation to use it for the wrong purposes must be rejected. 'What will convey to you what the steep path is? It is to free a slave, to give food in the day of hunger to an orphan near of kin or to some poor wretch misery' (90:12-16) This Ayah emphasises the idea of living responsible and caring for others. This is why charity is a very important part of Muslim life and is recognised throughout the Muslim ummah. The ummah is multi-lingual, multi-racial and multi-cultural and what unites the ummah is the strength and support of the five pillars. Zakah is the third pillar of Islam making it a religious duty among the

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Weber’s Cookbook: The Missing Ingredients

Weber's Cookbook: The Missing Ingredients "The business of America is business." -Calvin Coolidge For America the definition of business is success. Americans are obsessed with business and all they can think about is succeeding in a business. Weber made a rational argument in saying how capitalism holds people to bondage. Capitalism doesn't allow people to freely express themselves. People do things that would be beneficiary for them to survive in the current status of society. [Weber was heavily influenced by the ideas of Marx, but he noticed that some ingredients were missing from Marx's theory. Weber noticed a difference and problem between medieval Catholic society and 19th century American society. Protestantism provided the foundation for the "missing link" he was searching for between medieval society and 19th century American society. Calvinism led to the Protestant work ethic. Weber finds/uncovers Calvinism in the sermons of Baxter and Wesley that establishes the impetus/foundation for its secular transformation. Franklin's ideas are actually "secular sermons" that support the Protestant ethic. Franklin's sermon is enshrined in the 19th century cult of the self-made man and other writings. "The Ad and the Ego" illustrates the materialistic world and can be tied in with Weber's "iron cage" metaphor.] Weber noticed that all capitalist societies all had 3 things in

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Islam teaches us that wealth is something given by God himself, by his own will, for the benefit of humanity and therefore should be shared. In Islam sharing your wealth and giving Zakaat is a compulsory act which every Muslim should carry out.

A1. Muslim teachings on poverty, charitable giving and charity. Islam teaches us that wealth is something given by God himself, by his own will, for the benefit of humanity and therefore should be shared. In Islam sharing your wealth and giving Zakaat is a compulsory act which every Muslim should carry out. Poverty Poverty can occur to any one at any given time; it is all up to God on who should be wealthy and who should live in poverty. People who live there life in poverty have nothing. Most people have no place to live; they have no food or water, and go on for days without eating anything. Islam aims to overcome poverty by helping those who are unfortunate and need our help the most. Every single Muslim in the world who earns a living is obliged to pay Zakaat. All this money is given to these poor people. Also people from around the world travel to poor countries to help people, with food, water and medicine. Nowadays there is a lot being done to overcome poverty, there are a lot of Islamic charities, such as Islamic relief or Muslim hands that help people living in poverty. Zakaat Zakah is the third pillar and basic duty of Islam. Every Muslim must perform Zakah as part of their worship (ibadaah) to God. Islam also teaches that the poor and the disadvantaged have a 'title' or a 'right' in the wealth of the rich, and constantly encourage the rich Muslims to fulfil

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Hindus have had to live with poverty throughout their history so they have learnt to cope with it and have well defined attitudes towards it. Unlike most Christians, Hindus know what poverty is like on a day-to-day basis.

Hindus have had to live with poverty throughout their history so they have learnt to cope with it and have well defined attitudes towards it. Unlike most Christians, Hindus know what poverty is like on a day-to-day basis. Beliefs According to artha, Hindus can earn what is needed to feed and clothe and educate their family but greed is very dangerous. It clouds the mind, poisons it and prevents us from seeing and experiencing Brahman. It anchors us here on earth forever to be reborn. We should not desire more than we need. We should love and share with all others. The collective happiness of all humans is our concern. Aid should be given to the poor freely and without thought of reward. If a rich person keeps all his/her wealth, it will cause his/her ruin. Real charity is to give people the chance to stand on their own feet, to earn what they need, not to keep people relying on aid. When Hindus reach a certain age, they often give up all their possessions and go off into the forest to seek Brahman. They own nothing as these sannyasis and it is accepted that villagers feed them as they pass through. Giving up wealth is considered an aid to one's journey towards Moksha. It is possible that individual poverty is caused by bad karma in a previous life, or collective bad karma in this life. Quotations from Sacred Writings: "A person is what his deep desire is. It is the

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Outline the Christian teaching and the teaching of one other religion on wealth and poverty.

WEALTH AND POVERTY- R.E COURSEWORK Outline the Christian teaching and the teaching of one other religion on wealth and poverty. In this essay I will be writing about wealth and poverty from the Christian and Islamic point of view. Christians believe that wealth should be shared and used to help those less fortunate than themselves. The New Testament teaches that wealth can be dangerous. It says that it is easy to worship wealth and material success instead of God. Some people believe that there should be no rich people in the world as long as there is poverty in the world. Christians believe in helping those who are less fortunate, because of religious teachings such as "If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need, how can the love of God be in him?" They believe that everyone is equal and that we should help each other and share the wealth as it belongs to God. Most Christians would agree with the statement as the teachings of Jesus say that we should help each other. Jesus said: "The man with two tunics should share with him that has none, and the one who has food must do the same." This would encourage Christians to believe in the statement as it tells how it is wrong to have more than enough of the necessities whilst others do not have the basics. However, the bible also teaches

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Religion: Wealth & Poverty

Religion: Wealth & Poverty (i) Outline Catholic teaching on wealth and poverty. A catholic is someone who has been baptised into the faith of Catholicism. 'Catholic' originating from the word Cataholis which is from the Greek language meaning 'all are welcome'. That is exactly what the church do, they are meant to reach out to people of all languages and welcome them into there way of life. The love of money is the root of all evil, money will eventually turn into an obsession which follows on by evil because an obsessed person will do anything to get what they are obsessed about at any cost. The catholic teaching on wealth and poverty is the people who are wealthy are to use there wealth not only to help themselves but to help others as well who are not as fortunate as them. For a catholic to become a person of wealth, they must acquire this wealth by lawful and just ways the reason for this is when acquiring wealth the wealth must not be taken from less fortunate people. The apostles led a life of poverty but led a truly Catholic life, living a life of poverty does not mean to give up everything you possess but to share the wealth you have with the people who need it. Living a life of poverty is seen as shameful in this day and age but living a life of poverty is more than giving up possessions. It proves a sort of mental strength, meaning you don't need money to live

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I was disgusted to read the letter from Mr I Amok, and the points he made on poverty. Where he said, "poverty isn't that bad, only a few people are really poor". I think that he hasn't studied countries enough because countries in Africa

Dear Editor, I was disgusted to read the letter from Mr I Amok, and the points he made on poverty. Where he said, "poverty isn't that bad, only a few people are really poor". I think that he hasn't studied countries enough because countries in Africa have people that can't even afford food, clean water and clothing as it is stated in the booklet where it said, "our water hole dried up". Where he said people just want us to "feel sorry for them", they just want us to help them because it was our fault in most cases that they got in that situation, because when we were a empire they were self dependent but we told them to grow cotton but as the years have gone on the cotton market has crashed and they are no longer self dependent. He also said "charity begins at home because not everyone can afford a car". A car is not important compared to food. People can live without cars, but people cant live without food it is not possible. World poverty is a growing issue I think mr I. Amok should be educated more on this situation. He may not realise all factors that are involved. In my opinion poverty is a massive factor in the third world countries and everywhere else that it affects and mr I. Amok does not understand it as he has shown in the letter. He goes that he heard somewhere that there is enough food in the world to feed everyone, this is true but the problem is the 20% of rich

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Tearfund Coursework

Tearfund Tearfund is a UK relief and development charity which is passionate about the role of the local church in transforming the lives of people in poverty. Tearfund funds and enables partner organisations around the world who work through and with local churches to bring justice and transform lives - overcoming global poverty. Tearfund works with its partners in advocacy, disaster prevention and response and community development. It is a member of the Disasters Emergency Committee. Tearfund's ten-year vision is to see 50 million people released from material and spiritual poverty through a worldwide network of 100,000 local churches. o History May 1959 - May 1960 was designated World Refugee Year by the United Nations. As a result, many evangelical Christians in the UK sent donations to the Evangelical Alliance (EA) in order to help work with refugees. The EA set up the Evangelical Alliance Refugee to handle donations. Donations to the fund increased, and in 1968 the decision was taken to go public under the leadership of the Rev. George Hoffman, a Church of England minister. The organisation was renamed The Evangelical Alliance Relief Fund (Tear Fund). The name no longer functions as an acronym, giving the current name Tearfund. Rev. Hoffman was awarded the Order of the British Empire (or "OBE") for his stewardship of Tearfund in its early years. In 1974 TEAR Fund

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This essay examines attitudes and teachings on wealth and poverty from the perspective of Christians and Muslims.

Outline Christian teachings and the teaching of one other religion on wealth and poverty. This essay examines attitudes and teachings on wealth and poverty from the perspective of Christians and Muslims. The basic attitude of Christians is they should not get too involved with money. Their number priority should be and remain God, not money. "You cannot be the slave of both God and money." This shows that Christians believe they can only love God or money - not both. They must not let money come in the way of fully serving God. For this very reason some Christians might try to avoid money altogether so that they can focus on only serving God. This happens with monks and nuns who take vows of voluntary poverty. This means they give up all wealth and live life without the need of money. Christians believe that they should love their neighbours as they love themselves. This is because in the parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus tells the story of a Jewish man, who is attacked but is then helped by a Samaritan - a person of a race that was hated by Jews. Jesus told the story to explain that your neighbour means people of every race. Everyone and anyone should be helped. Also, in the parable of the Sheep and Goats Jesus describes how on the day of judgement people will be separated into goats and sheep. The goats are the ones that, when turned to did not help out. The sheep

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