Wealth And Poverty Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
Severe deprivation of basic human needs
A
Absolute poverty
2
Q
Lacking the minimum income to maintain the average standard of living
A
Relative poverty
3
Q
Name a Christian teaching on wealth
A
‘Love of money is a root of all kinds of evil’ Timothy 6:10
‘If you want to be perfect, go sell your possessions and give too the poor’ Matthew 19:21-24
‘Zacchaeus gave half his possessions to the poor and promised to pay four times the amount he stole from people’ Luke 19:1-10
4
Q
Name a Christian charity and what they do
A
Tearfund
They aim to help the poor
And they build churches in poor areas
They have helped over 1.2 million
5
Q
Who came up with the drowning child analogy
A
Peter Singer
6
Q
Who came up with the lifeboat analogy
A
Garrett Hardin
