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Generosity

moral

Definition

"Free-hearted giving; willingness to share resources and support with others; bountifulness"

Classification

Category

moral

Cardinal Virtue

Justice

Type

potential

Clinical Applications

  • Scarcity mindset and hoarding
  • Difficulty with giving
  • Miserliness and control issues
  • Anxiety about deprivation

CCMMP Integration

We are Created generous—reflecting God's lavish love and creation. Fallen stinginess clings fearfully to what we have. Grace opens our hands and hearts, enabling us to give freely, secure in God's infinite generosity.

Virtue Overview

Category

moral

Cardinal Virtue

Justice

Therapeutic Tags

purposeresilienceself_esteem
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