How Much is Enough? Hungering for God in an Affluent Culture.(Book Review)

From: Currents in Theology and Mission | Date: October 1, 2004| Author: Ruppar, Kenneth M. | Copyright information

How Much is Enough? Hungering for God in an Affluent Culture. By Arthur Simon. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 2003. 192 pages. Paper. $11.99.

This is a difficult book to read. The words are easy, but the message drives us to look in a mirror and reevaluate our orientation to life. In a culture of consumption and affluence like that of the United States, Simon reminds us that there is an alternative: the way of gratitude and generosity. Simon encourages each of us to...

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