good books
Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body' (Ecclesiastes 12:12).
An Amazon book search for 'money' has 52,636 results! This is a very small, personal selection of books exploring money and the bible. The opinions expressed in or about any book are not necessarily endorsed by Stewardship.
Your Money and Your Life
Keith Tondeur
A highly influential, now slightly dated book from the founder of Credit Action. Your Money and Your Life touches on all aspects of money: debt, giving, saving, work, ethical spending and more. Biblical material is blended with practical advice in challenging Christians to view money from a godly perspective and be free from the fear which affects so much of our financial thinking.
The Money Revolution
John Preston
Just 64 pages this slim book is packed with good biblical and practical thinking about money. Easy reading and an ideal basic introduction to the subject. Visit The Money Revolution website for additional materials, small group studies and publisher details.
Your Money Counts
Mark Lloydbottom
A fully updated and anglicised edition of the core book from Crown Financial Ministries. Highly readable with stories, anecdotes and memorable phrases, occasionally hinting at its bible belt origins. Your Money Counts covers the main areas of personal finance as well as work, taking counsel and honesty. CrownUK publishes a flexible study course underpinned by the book, children's resources and more.
Money and Possessions in the Light of Eternity
Randy Alcorn
Longer and more wide ranging than either Tondeur or Lloydbbottom, Alcorn writes with the passion and clarity of a pastor. American and conservative but steering well clear of any prosperity gospel Alcorn addresses the biblical perspective at length and explores core personal finance issues and also God's economy, affirmation of tithing, money in the family, funding ministry and more.
Neither Poverty nor Riches
Craig L Bomberg
Subtitled 'A biblical theology of possessions' Blomberg's book journeys through bible teaching on money. A little pedestrian, this is a readable summary which helpfully engages with academic thinking and brings more depth to biblical materials than popular treatments.
Root of all Evil
Antonia Swinson
Subtitled 'How to make spiritual values count' this is not a 'how to' handbook of personal finance for Christians but a thoughtful discussion about the meaning of money for the individual and society. Swinson is a novelist and financial columnist; the book offers accessible, non technical reflections on debt, ethical investing, the importance of land, social capital and the markets.
Free of Charge
Miroslav Volf
Subtitled, 'Giving and Forgiving in a Culture Stripped of Grace' this deeply personal and thoughtful book asks how we can learn to forgive or find the motivation to give in an increasinlgly graceless culture which makes these gifts seem counterintuitive or even futile. The theological context for these questions is God's generosity and Christ's sacrifice for us.
