The Rev. James M. Childs Jr., PhD, is Joseph A. Sittler Professor Emeritus of Theology and Ethics at Trinity Lutheran Seminary at Capital University, Columbus, Ohio. From 2002 to 2005 he served as Director of Sexuality Studies for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. His books include Ethics in the Community of Promise (Fortress, 2006) and The Way of Peace (Fortress, 2008).
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Preface > Greed: A Character for All Seasons Cultural Scenery: The Context of Greed A Moral Alternative Questions for Discussion From Parable to Paradigm The Rich Man and Lazarus-Luke 16:19-31 The "Limited Good Society" From Sociology to Anthropology A People of Anticipation Questions for Discussion The Business of Business is Avarice? The Downside of Downsizing: Greed or Need? Executive Compensation: "In Search of Excess" Divine Order and Economic Order: From Luke to Luther Questions for Discussion Unshared Goods: Health Care in America Health Care in America We Do Not Live "By Life Alone" A People of Anticipation-Reprise Questions for Discussion Unshared Goods: Hunger and the Global Economy Global Economy and Global Community Hunger and the Global Economy Global Community and Eucharistic Community Questions for Discussion Toward a Sharing Society Points of Contrast and Points of Contact Facing Our Limits Facing One Another Facing Our Limitations Questions for Discussion Stakeholder Capitalism: A Case Study in Sharing The Ethical Challenge More about Stakeholder Theory and Analysis Ethical Perspectives on Stakeholder Capitalism Going the Extra Mile Beyond the Moral Minimum: Beyond Ourselves Questions for Discussion Teach Your Childen Well Character and the Culture of Consumption The Character and Virtues of Love Telling Stories Questions for Discussion A Question of Calling Thesis One: Our Call to Combat Greed Thesis Two: Our Call to Christian Witness Thesis Three: The Church's Call to Witness Thesis Four: Our Call and Our Assurance Questions for Discussion Notes Index