Poverty Of Riches Research Articles

Rich Poverty: 2 Corinthians 8.1–15 and the Social Meaning of Poverty and Wealth

AbstractThis article, originally presented as the Presidential Address at the 2022 SNTS Meeting in Leuven, explores the ways in which Paul configures giving and ‘wealth’, both in relation to the Macedonians and Corinthians (as contributors to the Jerusalem collection) and in relation to Christ. Drawing on the dream-interpretations of Artemidorus, it illustrates how ‘wealth’ could be understood in antiquity as performance rather than possession: one is wealthy in giving and not (or not only) in having. In this light, Paul offers a striking image of the Macedonians who in their poverty were ‘rich’ in their unreserved commitment to the collection, fulfilling the dream of the poor by acquiring the dignity of giving. The Christological statement of 2 Cor 8.9 can also be understood (and integrated) in a new way: it was in his wealth (of self-sharing) that Christ became poor (in the weakness of the cross), so that the Corinthians, participating in this momentum, might become ‘rich’ in the same self-giving of Christ. Although grace and money are not identical, neither are they unrelated ‘economies’: the grace of the Christ-event transforms its beneficiaries into givers, rich in multiple forms of generosity, including material gift. The text thus evidences principles of a non-competitive mode of social relations operative in the material sphere, with the capacity to stimulate a theological challenge to dehumanising forms of capitalism.

De Sinne-cunst van Adriaen van de Venne in theorie en praktijk

De Sinne-cunst van Adriaen van de Venne in theorie en praktijk

The Institutional Analysis on “Rich Poverty” Issue of Energy Chemical Industry Base in Northern Shaanxi

System defects and policy-related exclusion in the development and utilization of energy resources bring the problem of rich poverty to energy chemical industry base in Northern Shaanxi. The long-term existence of the rich poverty problem of energy chemical industry base in Northern Shaanxi forms a deep-seated constraint to the sustainable development of energy economy in Northern Shaanxi and the state’s energy security. From the present situation of poverty in Northern Shaanxi to build the system analysis framework of resource-based poverty problem of Northern Shaanxi, from several aspects including the irrational property rights system of natural resources, financial and taxation system, resource products pricing system, resources and ecological compensation mechanism and social responsibility system of energy corporate in the resources economic operation, to systematically analysis the long-standing system causes of the poverty of the energy chemical industry base in Northern Shaanxi, and propose specific ideas to reduce poverty in Northern Shaanxi.

Book Review: U.S.-China Security Management: Assessing the Military-to-Military Relationship; A Poverty of Riches: New Challenges and Opportunities in PLA Research

Book Review: U.S.-China Security Management: Assessing the Military-to-Military Relationship; A Poverty of Riches: New Challenges and Opportunities in PLA Research

The Poverty of Riches: St. Francis of Assisi Reconsidered. By Kenneth Baxter Wolf. Oxford Studies in Historical Theology. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003. x + 165 pp. $39.95 cloth.

The Poverty of Riches: St. Francis of Assisi Reconsidered. By Kenneth Baxter Wolf. Oxford Studies in Historical Theology. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003. x + 165 pp. $39.95 cloth. - Volume 73 Issue 4

The Poverty of Riches: St. Francis of Assisi Reconsidered. Kenneth Baxter Wolf

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Book Review: The Poverty of Riches

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Poverty of riches: contesting an economic interpretation of civil war and insurrection

Paul Collier and Anke Hoeffler contend that greed is the motivation behind an insurgency, a conclusion arrived at via the application of rational-choice theory to situations of conflict. To gauge the likelihood of internal conflict, they constructed a series of quantitative variables that allowed them to test a data set of over 50 countries with a legacy of warfare. Based on this data set and the proxies employed, such as primary commodity exports, Collier and Hoeffler claim that the greed-based narrative provides greater explanation of intrastate violence than the grievance model, since, statistically, similarities exist between countries that have experienced violent conflict. While their work offers a new means of examining internal conflict, the faults inherent in the analysis prevent it from achieving its objective of establishing a predictive theory of civil war. The problem with this is not overall theory, but the authors’ interpretations: the proxies that they adopt mean that important factors in conflict initiation are ignored. In order to illuminate such concerns, this article examines them through the narrower lens of the Northern Ireland conflict.