David H. Smith is Director of the Yale Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics and Emeritus Professor of Religious Studies at Indiana University. Among his books are Entrusted: The Moral Responsibilities of Trusteeship (IUP, 1995), Early Warning (IUP, 1998), and Good Intentions (IUP, 2005).

"Each of the essays is insightful and informative on its own merits, and they stand up quite well as a whole. . . . I know of no comparable book with this focus that travels the same ground and offers the same kinds of insights."—William J. Jackson, Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis

• Preface1. Dispelling Common Beliefs about Giving to Religious Institutions in the United StatesPatrick M. Rooney2. Giving in the Way of God: Muslim Philanthropy in the United StatesShariq Siddiqui3. Jewish Giving by Doing: Tikkun Ha-OlamJudith Lynn Failer4. What Does God Require of Us?Byron C. Bangert5. "Freely Give": The Paradox of Obligatory Generosity in Christian ThoughtSondra Wheeler6. A Catholic Theology of PhilanthropyEdward Vacek, S.J.7. Religious Discernment of Philanthropic Decisions in the Age of AffluencePaul G. Schervish8. Consumer Debt and Christian Money Management: Messages from the Large U.S. DenominationsPaula R. Dempsey9. Paging Dr. Shylock! Jewish Hospitals and the Prudent Reinvestment of Jewish PhilanthropyRobert A. Katz10. One Man's Extrapolations: Conclusions after Two Years of ListeningDavid H. SmithContributorsIndex