Product Description

In God Wants You to Be Rich, bestselling author Paul Zane Pilzer provides an original, provocative view of how to accumulate wealth and why it is beneficial to all of humankind. A theology of economics, this book explores why God wants each of us to be rich in every way -- physically, emotionally, and financially -- and shows the way to prosperity, well-being, and peace of mind.

Pilzer explains that the foundation of our economic system is based on our Judeo-Christian heritage and includes chapters on a variety of financial issues from outsourcing and unemployment to the rise of technology and real estate.

Table of Contents

1. God Wants You to Be Rich

2. The Covenant

3. The Search for Camelot

4. Economic Alchemy

5. What's Happening to Our Jobs

6. The Workplace of the 21st Century

7. Money

8. Government

9. Leadership

Appendix: The Principles and Six Laws of Economic Alchemy

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #356837 in Books
• Published on: 2007-12-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781416549277
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From Booklist
Luther defined our god as that in which we place our trust. Given that theology in the broadest sense is language about god, this book is remarkably revealing theologically. The object of trust here, unequivocally and unapologetically, is technology, which, it is assumed, creates wealth without limit by a process revealingly labeled "economic alchemy." Pilzer, who was an economic adviser to presidents Reagan and Bush, has hit upon an apt alternative to Bush's early characterization of Reagonomics as "vodoo economics." The gospel propounded here is that there are no limits. Readers who are more biblically and historically informed than Pilzer will, no doubt, bring the prophetic tradition shared by Judaism, Christianity, and Islam to bear on his discussion of limits. The result should indeed be a more theologically informed perspective on recent economic and political developments, as well as, perhaps, a greater awareness of where those developments have ended in lead and where they have ended in gold. Steve Schroeder

Review
Boston Herald A challenging yet witty view of who's really in charge of all abundance. -- Review

Review
Scott DeGarmo

Editor in Chief and Publisher, Success Magazine

Paul Zane Pilzer's unique gift is to tame the mysteries of making money and put you in the saddle. God Wants You to Be Rich will set your mind racing with new ideas.

Anthony Robbins

bestselling author of Awaken the Giant Within

A must-read -- Paul Zane Pilzer has helped to shift our thinking from scarcity in resources to one of a cornucopia of economic abundance and richness.

Boston Herald

A challenging yet witty view of who's really in charge of all abundance.

Julian Simon

Professor of Business Administration, University of Maryland, author of The Ultimate Resource

Paul Zane Pilzer's new book makes you understand how and why the world will be getting ever richer materially. He gets it right.

Customer Reviews

Informative!!!!
Wonderful book and he's a terrific speaker, humorous and serious at the same time. This book does NOT promote the "love" of money but it explains why you shouldn't feel guilty because you are prosperous. The Bible promotes prosperity as well as helping others. Plus, being rich doesn't just mean having a lot of money. this book talks about being rich in all aspects of life. It's the "love" of money that is evil just like the "love" of food is what makes us fat. Does that mean that food is bad? Get this book and read it....you'll gain new understanding of wealth.

Read this book, it will show you how being prosperous only benefits everything and everybody. It only makes sense. Poor people can't help poor people. Higher income areas of our country have the higher paid teachers and the best schools and the best SAT scores. That's only one example. Great book and besides that, Pilzer is a really great guy.

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.

Excellent!
The book basically takes you through the history of the US economy and economic thinking at various stages through our history. Mr. Pilzer points out that consumers never become satisfied as was predicted in the 30's and 40's. Advancing technology always stays one step ahead of man and provides him with new and improved products which may be considered a luxury at first but will quickly become a necessity in our ever changing society. He also points out very effectively that technology is changing our society at an ever increasing rate. This is forcing us to abandon the practice of working for the same company for an entire lifetime. Changes in technology are constantly creating new industries which forces us to acquire new skills to remain employed.