The Poor in the Early Church.
The article discusses the classifications of the poor in the early Church. A philosophy was introduced by the Christian authors in which it focuses on the neediness of persons than their eligibility. It states that the communities were molded across class differences and styles of life by the early...
| Published in: | America Magazine: The Jesuit Review of Faith & Culture Vol. 121; no. 7; pp. 164 - 166 |
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America Media
9/13/1969
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| Summary: | The article discusses the classifications of the poor in the early Church. A philosophy was introduced by the Christian authors in which it focuses on the neediness of persons than their eligibility. It states that the communities were molded across class differences and styles of life by the early Christian. The organization of poor relief provided a redistribution of wealth in which a person gave according to his ability and a person received according to his needs. |
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