this perspective, men are explicitly or implicitly defined by what they own. People often measure one another by their possessions or by their usefulness for increasing their own wealth—the kind of attitude rebuked by the apostle James (James 2:1–5). This is the theoretical perspective of Marxism, which interprets history according to economic factors and the struggle for wealth, though it also may be the practical perspective of capitalism. The Lord Jesus warned, “Take heed, and beware of covetousness: