Wealth and poverty in early church and society /

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Other Authors: Holman, Susan R.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Grand Rapids, Mich : Brookline, Mass : Baker Academic Holy Cross Orthodox Press, 2008.
Series:Holy Cross studies in patristic theology and history
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Table of Contents:
  • The New Testament period
  • Injustice or God's will? : early Christian explanations of poverty / Steven J. Friesen
  • "Be not one who stretches out hands to receive but shuts them when it comes to giving :" envisioning Christian charity when both donors and recipients are poor / Denise Kimber Buell
  • James 2:2-7 in early Christian thought / Görge K. Hasselhoff
  • Wealth, poverty, and the value of the person : some notes on the hymn of the pearl and its early Christian context / Edward Moore
  • Egypt in late antiquity
  • Widening the eye of the needle : wealth and poverty in the works of Clement of Alexandria / Annewies van den Hoek
  • Care for the poor, fear of poverty, and love of money : Evagrius Ponticus on the monk's economic vulnerability / David Brakke
  • Wine for widows : papyrological evidence for Christian charity in late antiquity Egypt / Adam Serfass
  • Rich and poor in sophronius of Jerusalem's Miracles of Saints Cyrus and John / Susan R. Holman
  • John Chrysostom, the Cappadocians, and friends
  • This sweetest passage : Matthew 25:31-46 and assistance to the poor in the homilies of John Chrysostom / Rudolf Brändle
  • Poverty and generosity toward the poor in the time of John Chrysostom / Wendy Mayer
  • Poverty and wealth as theater : John Chrysostom's homilies on Lazarus and the rich man / Francine Cardman
  • Wealthy and impoverished widows in the writings of St. John Chrysostom / Efthalia Makris Walsh
  • The hellenic background and nature of patristic philanthropy in the early Byzantine era / Demetrios J. Constantelos
  • Wealth, trade, and profit in early Byzantium
  • Gilding the lily : a patristic defense of liturgical splendor / A. Edward siecienski
  • Wealth, stewardship, and charitable "blessings" in early Byzantine monasticism / Daniel Caner
  • Trade, profit, and salvation in the late patristic and the Byzantine period / Angeliki E. Laiou
  • Patristic studies for today
  • St. Basil's philanthropic program and modern microlending
  • Strategies for economic self-actualization / Timothy Patitsas
  • The use of patristic socioethical texts in Catholic social thought / Brian Matz.