Meditations on Money: A Spiritual and Practical Guide

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Money, like sex and politics, is something rarely discussed at dinner tables. But what if we talked more about money as friends, family members, neighbors This book pulls back the curtain on the meaning of money and allows the reader a glimpse of long-held societal assumptions, thereby rendering them a little less toxic, powerful and dangerous.

Written in the tone of an old, trusted friend, Meditations on Money invites the reader to quiet reflection on matters usually considered untouchable. Digest this book slowly like a daily devotional, a training manual, a recipe, or a travel guide to a new country where you dont speak the language. Not intended to be a comprehensive guide to money managementthere are plenty of those out therethis book partners with the reader in a wager that mastering money, not simply having more of it, is a far more valuable skill than it might appear. In fact, it may be tantamount to mastering life, something money cant buy. Meditations on Money is not so much about stewardship as it is about stewarding as a way of life.

Through these meditations youll learn to be more comfortable with money, more comfortable with talking about money, more comfortable thinking about money. Youll feel less guilty about what you do or dont do with your money. Youll be inspired to redistribute wealth and know what you are doing when you do it. Youll stop nervously laughing about shopping as a pastime or retail therapy or getting three scoops of ice cream as a treat. Youll also get acquainted with some of historys greatest thinkers on money and wealth, those spiritual masters who continue to teach us how to live well. And youll learn how to be your own boss about moneyyoull stop being imprisoned by money, spiritually, and start living a life of freedom.

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Donna Schaper has been an ordained minister and activist for over fifty years. She has written thirty-nine books and hundreds of essays, features, and op-eds, including a humor series, The Dolly Mama Does Religion. She has also worked with endowments for churches and nonprofits both large and small. For a decade she wrote an environmental column for the National Catholic Reporter eco-blog. For the last two decades, she has written daily devotionals for the United Church of Christ website that reaches 35,000 readers. She currently hosts a monthly conversation on the Brooklyn Rail site, called the Brooklyn Trail.