Book Review: Poverty and Wealth in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, Edited by Nathan Kollar and Muhammad Shafiq

When we consider poverty and wealth, we often consider it a matter to be dealt with socially- on Wall Street and in the government. But money is a religious subject as well, and Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all have much to say about wealth and poverty. 

I don’t have the time or space to analyze what each religion says about poverty and wealth. That is why this book was written. What I can say is that this book is an excellent comparison and contrast of each of these religions. They look at the major writings of each religion. For Judaism, this is the Torah and the Talmud. For Christianity, this is the Bible. For Islam, this is the Qur’an. Each of these religious writings contains specifics instructions about wealth and poverty.

Overall, the comparison and contrast were done well and from a purely unbiased standpoint. I think that everyone should understand other cultures and how they view the major aspects of society. This book helps every Christian, Jew, or Muslim understand the views that the others hold to. For these reasons, I give this book 3.75 stars out of 5. 

WHERE TO BUY THIS BOOK:

http://www.springer.com/us/book/9781349948499

BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THIS BOOK:

Kollar, Nathan and Muhammad Shafiq. Poverty & Wealth in Judaism, Christianity, & Islam. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International, 2016.

DISCLOSURE OF MATERIAL: I received a complimentary copy of this book through the Springer book review program, which requires an honest, though not necessarily positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.