Jesus and Affluence: Reply to Ballivian
Kind thanks to Joel Ballivian for his comments on my paper, "Jesus and Affluence," and for the invitation to contribute a blog post in response. (And further thanks to Joel for patience with my glacial pace in getting this to him!) I begin with a brief précis of my paper then turn to Joel's comments. Peter Singer's widely discussed "Famine, Affluence, and Morality" concludes that the affluent are morally obligated to donate large portions of their wealth to humanitarian cause