We Make a Life by What We Give

✍ Scribed by Richard B. Gunderman

• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 217
• Series: Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

According to an old saying, "We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." In 22 brief and insightful essays, Richard B. Gunderman shows us that the key to more rewarding giving can be found by looking beyond mere donations of money. Exploring the ethical core of sharing and examining its importance for both those who receive and those who give, here is a book to deepen our understanding of what it means to share.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 10
1. Imagining Philanthropy......Page 14
2. The Golden Rule......Page 26
3. Four Gifts......Page 32
4. The Potential to Share......Page 43
5. The Good Samaritan......Page 50
6. Egoism, Altruism, and Service......Page 58
7. Doing Well by Doing Good......Page 64
8. Idealists and Realists......Page 70
9. What Are We Part Of?......Page 76
10. The Seven Deadly Sins......Page 86
11. Materialist Philanthropy......Page 91
12. Whoever Has Will Receive More......Page 102
13. Hoarding and Sharing......Page 112
14. Lessons from the Least......Page 121
15. Lower and Higher......Page 127
16. Who Is Expendable?......Page 138
17. How Much and How Well?......Page 145
18. Are We Hospitable?......Page 153
19. Rules and Aspirations......Page 168
20. Suffering......Page 177
21. Treasure in Earthen Vessels......Page 187
22. Ethics and Metaphysics......Page 204
Suggested Readings......Page 212