Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger: A Biblical StudyDo you want to make a true difference in the world? Dr. Ron Sider does. He has, since before he first published Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger in 1978. Despite a dramatic reduction in world hunger since then, 34,000 children still die daily of starvation and preventable disease, and 1.3 billion people, worldwide, remain in abject poverty. So, the professor of theology went back to re-examine the issues by twenty-first century standards. Finding that Conservatives blame morally reprehensible individual choices, and Liberals blame constrictive social and economic policy, Dr. Sider finds himself agreeing with both sides.In this new look at an age-old problem, he offers not only a detailed explanation of the causes, but also a comprehensive series of practical solutions, in the hopes that Christians like him will choose to make a difference. |
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Page 17
... increased agricultural productivity , 14 so when there was a bad crop in 1972 , as a result of bad weather ... increase in all regions ( since 1970 ) , per capita food production has barely increased in the developing countries ...
... increased agricultural productivity , 14 so when there was a bad crop in 1972 , as a result of bad weather ... increase in all regions ( since 1970 ) , per capita food production has barely increased in the developing countries ...
Page 168
... increase our giving by 5 per cent on that thousand . Table 17 shows how it works out . Lots of questions arise . Do you use gross income or take - home pay ? Farmers and business persons obviously must work with some figure of net ...
... increase our giving by 5 per cent on that thousand . Table 17 shows how it works out . Lots of questions arise . Do you use gross income or take - home pay ? Farmers and business persons obviously must work with some figure of net ...
Page 217
... increased enough to keep up with in- flation . Other rich nations have also been slow to increase their commitments ... increase in new aid commit- ments . But , as the Wall Street Journal reports , " the industrial nations , reluctant ...
... increased enough to keep up with in- flation . Other rich nations have also been slow to increase their commitments ... increase in new aid commit- ments . But , as the Wall Street Journal reports , " the industrial nations , reluctant ...
Contents
Poor Lazarus Rich Christians | 9 |
A Biblical Perspective on the Poor Possessions | 51 |
God Identifies with the Poor | 61 |
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