God Wants You to Be Rich: The Theology of Economics

by Paul Zane Pilzer

Book Overview

This combination of libertarian economic snad theology shows why wealth begets more wealth for everyone. It exposes the key error - belief in scarcity - that leads to a misunderstanding of the process of creating wealth. The book argues that too many people view the desire to get rich as something shameful, and never achieve success because they believe it comes at someone else's expense.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 068480767X
• ISBN13: 9780684807676
• Release Date: October 1995
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Mr. Theology, let me introduce you to Mr. Economics...

After reading Paul Zane Pilzer's first book, "Unlimited Wealth", I was anxious to read this one. And since I'm a Christian, and the author is Jewish, he comes from the Old Testiment's perspective that during the time of Abraham, God promised him wealth. This well written book helps to explain the theology of economics in today's society. As also stated in "Unlimted Wealth", we have an endless supply of resources. And where one technology fades away, another one takes its place. Two good examples are how CD's have replaced vinyl records and how fuel injectors have mostly replaced carberators in automobiles. We are given the premise all things come from God, and we have at our disposal new technolgies which have the potential to increase our wealth and quality of life. There is a very extensive bibliography with excellent support for the arguments in this book. Finally, we now know that being rich isn't evil or a sin. In the final analysis, it's how we use our wealth that counts. For it is indeed the "love" of money that is the root of evil. An excellent book. I highly recommend it.

Outstanding but a slightly misleading title.

The title is a bit misleading, but it's one of the finest books on money you'll ever read. Some of the negative reviews on this book have evidently been from those who read the title but not the book. It does NOT teach or perpetuate the belief that everyone is supposed to be wealthy if they're a Christian.What it DOES do is give the average person a GREAT explanation for why things are they way they are and why many economic changes are misunderstood simply because people don't look at a big enough picture. (For instance, a machine takes the place of three workers causing them to lose their jobs...bad news? No, because when those 3 workers find new jobs, the GNP goes up. A simplistic summary of one of Pilzer's examples, but you've really got to read it to appreciate it.)Also, he gives EXCELLENT suggestions for everything from our school system to transporation to healthcare to communications, etc. An absolute WONDERFUL book about how our physical resources are truly UNLIMITED and that the only "lack" we have is the lack of appropriation.

Pilzer is brilliant!

The economics that I learned in Business School was a confused science. It could not explain even the simpelest of phoenomena. The reason was that its very definition was "the ways in which a society allocates scarce resources." What if there were no such thing as a scarce resource?Pilzer proves that there is not. His logic is simple and elegant. I am amazed that there is a review posted here that said he found the book confusing and the theories lacking real application. Maybe the reader was holding his copy of the book upside down. I would recommend turning it over and trying again. I introduced God Wants You to be Rich to my book club and everyone absolutely loved it!

Must read for anyone who has or spends money.

The author used examples to show me a different perspective of how money is moved. Everyone knows how money is spent but to know how money is moved through our new world economy will allow me to properly maneuver my business. Mr. Pilzer also uses examples of spending money to improve our government, education and country. I recommend this book to anyone who needs to be educated about money and how spending it can change the direction of our country.