Faithful Finances 101 - From the Poverty of Fear and Greed to the Riches of Spiritual Investing (Electronic book text)

Now in paperback, this challenging and provocative book strips the veneer from the financial advice of some popular evangelical media celebrities and advocates a reintegrating of faith and finances. Faithful Finances 101 is a first-person narrative by an outspoken advocate of faith-based investing. A senior vice president of investments at Paine Webber before founding his own investment firm as "counsel to ethical and spiritual investors," Gary Moore warns that much of the economic advice emanating from some popular and influential evangelical authors and speakers is based on scare tactics and distortions of what the Bible has to say about finances. He draws on fifty years of studying the Bible, politics, and economics, and presents insights for those who want to be faithful in their finances-to use one hundred percent of the time, talent, and treasure with which they have been entrusted for the glory of God as well as for the benefit of others and themselves, and not just give ten percent of their incomes to the church. "Many financial gurus are ignorant of spiritual matters. Many spiritual leaders are ignorant of financial matters. In a rare blend, Gary Moore brings together proven financial expertise with mature spiritual insights. This book is a must read for those who care about managing their finances faithfully." -David W. Miller, Ph.D., Yale Center for Faith and Culture, Yale Divinity School "The book is hard-hitting, thought-provoking, and intellectually challenging, offering a Christian view of macroeconomics rather than a mere how-to guide for personal finance." -Publishers Weekly Highlights Exposes the negative stronghold the media and the religious right have on so manyinvestors Offers a guide to creating a more abundant life through simple, ethical, and prudent financial decisions May serve as a keystone for the church, ministry, college, or business wishing to form a spiritual investment club or spiritual business club