A Bibliography on Christian Stewardship

Alderfer Helen , ed. Farthing in Her Hand. Scottdale, Pa.: Herald Press, 1964. 222pp. $1.95. Christian stewardship is presented specifically according to the interests and needs of women.

Bennett John C. , and others. Christian Values and Economic Life. New York: Harper, 1954. 272pp. Facsimile edition $11.50. Christian ethics presented in the broad spectrum of economic life in general.

Berner Carl W. The Power of Pure Stewardship. St. Louis: Concordia, 1970. 125pp. $2.75. A winsome and interesting presentation, as in “joyful stewardship,” and “you can take it with you.”.

Bockelman Eleanor . Stewardess. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1961. 71pp. $1.50.

Brattgård Helge . God's Stewards. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1963. 248pp. $2.95. A thoroughly scholarly study, well documented with an extensive bibliography, it focuses on a theological study of the principles and practices of stewardship, with careful attention to scriptural and confessional materials.

Buck Carlton C. At the Lord's Treasury; A Stewardship Manual. St. Louis: Bethany Press, 1959. 192pp. $2.75.

Casemore Robert . There Were Twelve. New York: National Council of Churches, 1964. 238pp. Collection of twelve stewardship plays.

Crook Roger H. Serving God With Mammon. New York: John Knox, 1965. 64pp. $1.00. A brief but provocative study of the economic ministry of families and the concerns of family stewardship.

Crowe Charles M. Stewardship Sermons. New York: Abingdon Press, 1960. 141pp. $2.50.

Cushman Ralph Spaulding . Will a Man Rob God? New York: Abingdon, 1942. 75pp. $.75. These four studies in Christian stewardship reach a climax in “True Riches” and “A Christian Stewardship Creed.”.

Dodd Monroe E. Stewardship Helps for Fifty-two Sundays. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1968. 125pp. $1.50. Previously published with the title Concerning the Collection.

Fuller Reginald H. Rice Brian K. Christianity and the Affluent Society. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1967. 191pp. $2.45. An extremely valuable work that provides perspective for Christian stewardship in an environment of wealth and affluence.

Grindstaff Wilmer E. Principles of Stewardship Development. Nashville: Convention Press, 1967. 131pp. $1.00. Shows how a church can guide the stewardship development of its members.

Harrell Costen J. Stewardship and the Tithe. New York: Abingdon Press, 1954. $.60.

Hastings Robert Jean . The Christian Man's World. Memphis: Brotherhood Commission, SBC, 1964. 94pp. A comprehensive but brief study of the total stewardship of all of life for Baptist men. See also Hastings' My Money and God. Nashville: Broadman, 1961. 127pp. Focusing on money, this work shows how man is accountable for the way in which he earns, considers, gives, spends, and leaves his money.

Hendricks William L. , ed. Resource Unlimited. Nashville: Stewardship Commission, SBC, 1972. 247pp. This outstanding book, just published and widely distributed by the Southern Baptist Convention's Stewardship Commission, presents excellent insights into the whole area of Christian stewardship. The articles are well documented, and many excellent bibliographies are included. “The fourteen chapters are highly individualized contributions from Baptist leaders and scholars who were given the assignment of reflecting seriously, and in depth, about Christian stewardship.” The material was originally presented at the National Stewardship Seminar at Glorieta Baptist Assembly in 1971. An extremely valuable resource on Christian stewardship, from theology to ecology, from motives to methods.

Hobbs Herschel Harold . The Gospel of Giving. Nashville: Broadman, 1954. 146pp. Ten sermons on stewardship.

Howell Roy W. Saved to Serve: Accent on Stewardship. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1965. 132pp. $1.95.

Kantonen Taito Almar . A Theology for Christian Stewardship. Philadelphia: Muhlenberg, 1956. 126pp. Relates stewardship intimately to the principal doctrines of evangelical theology and demonstrates how these doctrines provide the foundation for stewardship.

Keech William J. The Life I Owe. Valley Forge, Pa.: Judson, 1963. 108pp. $1.95. An extremely insightful work that presents Christian stewardship as a total way of life, with helpful sections on stewardship for children and youth, and in adult maturity.

Lacy Mary L. Springboard to Discovery. New York: John Knox, 1965. 92pp. $2.00.

Long Roswell C. Stewardship Parables of Jesus. New York: Abingdon, 1931. 230pp. $1.50. See also Long's More Stewardship Parables of Jesus. New York: Abingdon, 1947. 140pp. $1.25. Good building materials for preaching on stewardship.

McClellan Albert . Christian Stewardship. Nashville: Convention Press, 1966. 152pp. An excellent, brief, but comprehensive treatment of stewardship in this church study course book.

McEachern Ted . Being There For Others. New York: Abingdon, 1967. 158pp. $2.25.

McMullen John S. Stewardship Unlimited. Richmond, Va.: John Knox, 1961. 94pp. $1.25. Attractive, attention arresting, and stimulating.

McRae Glenn . Teaching Christian Stewardship. St. Louis: Bethany, 1954. 158pp. $1.50.

Martin Alfred . Not My Own; Studies in Christian Stewardship. Chicago: Moody Press, 1968. 128pp. $.50.

Miller Sarah Walton . Devotional Dramas for Stewardship Programs. Nashville: Broadman Press, 1968. 35pp.

Munby D. L. God and the Rich Society: A Study of Christians in a World of Abundance. New York: Oxford University Press, 1961. 209pp. $4.80.

Padgett Nora . My Money Helps. Nashville: Broadman, 1964. 32pp. $.60. Illustrated booklet for kindergarten through third grade.

Pendleton Othniel A. New Techniques for Church Fund Raising. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1955. 256pp. $6.50. This authoritative book on the church and money is a practical work on planning and raising the church budget, with a ten step plan to increase pledges and strengthen churches.

Peterson Orval . Stewardship in the Bible. St. Louis: Bethany. $1.25.

Piper Otto Alfred . The Christian Meaning of Money. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1965. 116 pp. $2.95 (paperback $1.50).

Reeve Jack V. , ed. God to Glorify through Christian Stewardship. St. Louis: Bethany, 1964. 160pp. $2.95. Stewardship sermons.

Rice Brian K. What Is Christian Giving? London: Allenson, 1958. 96pp. $1.75. A British presentation on Christian giving in America, with a critique of professional fund-raising and a consideration of the every member canvass.

Rolston Holmes . Stewardship in the New Testament Church. Rev. ed. Richmond: John Knox, 1959. 160pp. $1.75. Focusing on Acts and the Epistles, this is a study of the teachings of Paul concerning Christian stewardship, with attention to the early Church at Jerusalem, the Christian attitude toward work, the stewardship of all of life, and the fellowship of ministering to others and the fellowship of the furtherance of the Gospel.

Russell K. Toake J. Learning to Give as Part of Religious Education. Oxford: Pergamon, 1968. $5.50 (paperback $4.00).

Shedd Charlie W. How to Develop a Tithing Church. New York: Abingdon Press, 1961. 123pp. $1.25.

Smith Roy Lemon . Stewardship Studies. Nashville: Abingdon, 1954. 256pp. Brief studies of 237 stewardship passages in the Bible.

Stewardship Commission, Southern Baptist Convention, 127 Ninth Avenue, North, Nashville, Tennessee, 37234. This agency produces and sells many excellent booklets, brochures, filmstrips, records, tapes, posters, leaflets, and other promotional items which have a very valuable practical use in the study, promotion, and facilitation of stewardship in the local church. An extensive order form is available upon request. See above also the excellent work edited by Hendricks and published by this agency.

Swadley Elizabeth . Acknowledging My Stewardship. Nashville: Convention Press, 1967. 86pp. For early and middle teen-age youth.

Thomas George Ernest . To Whom Much Is Given; The Stewardship Questions of Jesus. New York: Abingdon, 1946. 160pp. $1.00. The totality of stewardship as reflected in teachings of Jesus.

Thompson Thomas K. , ed. Stewardship Illustrations . Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1965. 112pp. See also Stewardship in Contemporary Life, edited by Thompson. New York: Association Press, 1965. 190pp. Motives for giving are carefully explored and the discussion moves to stewardship as a corporate responsibility for power and goods in church and state, of the stewardship of the church, congregation, denomination, and nation, going beyond the traditional individual stewardship, and also the ethics of promotion. Thompson has also edited another valuable work, Stewardship in Contemporary Theology. New York: Association Press, 1960. 252pp. Analysis of stewardship in the Old Testament, Jesus, Paul, church history, and the twentieth century, with chapters which relate stewardship to Christian doctrine and vocation, to wealth and taxation, and to the economy of abundance.

Trimble Henry B. Christian Motive and Method in Stewardship. New York: Abingdon, 1930. 227pp. $1.25. An old but still valuable, thorough, and provocative book, including, for example, the stewardship of nations.

Van Oyen Hendrik . Affluence and the Christian. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1966. $1.00.

Werning Waldo J. Stewardship Calls. St. Louis: Concordia, 1965. 186pp. $2.25. An approach to personal and group stewardship based on the concept of Christian vocation.

White K. Owen , and others. Messages on Stewardship. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1967. 141pp. $1.50.