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The Paradox of Poverty: Why Are the Poor in Spirit "Blessed"?

The Paradox of Poverty: Why Are the Poor in Spirit "Blessed"?

Pitchford, Susan R.

Paperback

CatholicismChristian LivingGeneral Christianity

Publisher Price: $29.95

ISBN13: 9798400802102
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Published: Aug 24 2025
Pages: 296
Weight: 0.94
Height: 0.77 Width: 5.58 Depth: 8.51
Language: English

2026 Catholic Media Association Second Place Award, Adult Spiritual Development

2026 Catholic Media Association Honorable Mention, Religion in the Public Square

Susan Pitchford examines the ways in which followers of Christ have understood poverty of spirit, and the traditions that have formed around their attempts to follow Jesus on this radical path.

Blessed are the poor in spirit, Jesus said, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. And we smile, nod, and think: Lovely thought. But if we're paying attention, it's a shocking, almost offensive thought. The grieving, the brokenhearted, the marginalized, the stigmatized--all blessed, all happy? In The Paradox of Poverty, Susan Pitchford examines the ways in which followers of Christ have understood poverty of spirit, and the traditions that have formed around their attempts to follow Jesus on this radical path.

Over the centuries, those who have heard Jesus have learned the truth of his promise that we will find the greatest happiness, our deepest fulfillment--the kingdom of heaven, in fact, our blessedness and our belovedness--in the things that seem to impoverish our souls. TheParadox of Poverty looks at some of the wisdom traditions that have formed this understanding: the Scriptures, the desert mothers and fathers, the Franciscans, liberation theologians, the 12-Step movement, and more. At both individual and collective levels, these traditions help us understand that varied kinds of poverty can become a blessing by bringing us to know our belovedness in God.

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