Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger: Moving from Affluence to Generosity

by Ronald J. Sider

One of the most astounding things about the affluent minority is that we honestly think we have barely enough to survive in modest comfort.

God’s Word teaches a very hard, disturbing truth. Those who neglect the poor and oppressed are really not God’s people at all—no matter how frequent their religious rituals or how orthodox their creeds and confessions.

Christian asceticism has a long history, but Jesus’ life undermines its basic assumptions.