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Mentioned in 16 episodes
When Helping Hurts
How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor . . . and Yourself
Book • 2009
This book addresses the complexities of poverty and how some well-intentioned efforts can inadvertently do more harm than good.
It provides strategies for effective poverty alleviation, emphasizing the importance of empowering the materially poor and recognizing the dignity in everyone.
The authors focus on both North American and Majority World contexts, highlighting that sustainable change comes from within the communities rather than from external interventions.
It provides strategies for effective poverty alleviation, emphasizing the importance of empowering the materially poor and recognizing the dignity in everyone.
The authors focus on both North American and Majority World contexts, highlighting that sustainable change comes from within the communities rather than from external interventions.
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Mentioned in 16 episodes
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when discussing the impact of trying to help others and the potential negative consequences.

Brent Beshore

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Brent Beshore: Business Brilliance and Happiness at Home
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as a book he read that impacted his approach to problem-solving.

Destin

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200 - Swiper, No Swiping
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as a book about Christian missions that applies to the current discussion on poverty.

Paul Cunningham

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Did Jesus Command The Government to Feed the Poor? | Live Free with Josh Howerton
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as a book with some overlap with his own work.


Joe Rigney

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The Sin of Empathy — A Conversation with Joe Rigney
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as a classic example showing how some well-intentioned aid policies can worsen poverty.

Josh Howerton

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Should Christians Speak in TONGUES!? | Live Free with Josh Howerton
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as a book that he reads once a year.

Darren Tyler

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3 Megachurch Pastors Discuss Muslim Immigration in America | Live Free with Josh Howerton
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in relation to a discussion on the potential misuse of empathy.


Tim Muehlhoff

51 snips
Is Empathy a Sin? (with Tim Muehlhoff)
Recommended by Brent Beshore as one of the best books about philanthropy.

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in relation to the potential harm of simply giving handouts to those in need.


Preston Sprinkle

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Greed, Racism, and the Nonviolent Revolution of Jesus: Dr. Malcolm Foley
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as a resource used in his class on Gospel Kingdom Culture at Biola.


Sean McDowell

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