Tag Archives: Giving Pledge

David Platt, I’ll See Your $50,000 and Lower You $11,500

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Pastor Foley

Just received my copy of David Platt’s Radical: Taking Back Your Faith From the American Dream from amazon.com in the mail today. Can’t wait to finish writing my own book (just two more weeks and two more chapters to go…) so … Continue reading →

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One Christian’s Perspective on The Giving Pledge, Part III: Street Party Philanthropy

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Pastor Foley

We opened our series on the Giving Pledge with the Guardian’s Peter Wilby offering a recommendation for a modified giving pledge. Note in particular today the concluding sentence of Wilby’s commentary: If the rich really wish to create a better … Continue reading →

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One Christian’s Perspective on The Giving Pledge, Part II: Why Philanthropy Still Beats Philanthrocapitalism

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Pastor Foley

The Giving Pledge of America’s Billionaires highlights a surprisingly underexamined phenomenon in the field of philanthropy, namely, the degree to which the practice of philanthropy is being displaced by philanthrocapitalism. An increasing number of givers identify themselves not as philanthropists … Continue reading →

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