The Fear of Beggars: Stewardship and Poverty in Christian Ethics

by Kelly S. Johnson

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Why, asks Kelly Johnson, does Christian ethics so rarely tackle the real-life question of whether to give to beggars? Examining both classical economics and Christian stewardship ethics as reactions to medieval debates about the role of mendicants in the church and in wider society, Johnson reveals modern anxiety about dependence and humility as well as the importance of Christian attempts to rethink property relations in ways that integrate those...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0802803784

ISBN13:9780802803788

Release Date:May 2007

Publisher:William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company

Length:246 Pages

Weight:1.20 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.5" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Christian Books & Bibles Christian Living Ethics Religion Religion & Spirituality Religious Studies Stewardship Theology

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