Cultures of care : domestic welfare, discipline and the Church of Scotland, c.1600-1689 / by Chris R. Langley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Langley, Chris R., author.

Series:

St. Andrews studies in Reformation history 2468-4317

St Andrews Studies in Reformation history, 2468-4317

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church of Scotland--History--17th century.

Church of Scotland.

Church work--Church of Scotland--History--17th century.

Church work.

Church work--Church of Scotland.

History.

Scotland--Church history--17th century.

Scotland.

Church history.

Genre:

Church history.

History.

Physical Description:

x, 210 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020]

Summary:

"Charity, kindness and neighbourliness were central parts of Christian life in late medieval and early modern Europe. Despite the theological and social upheavals of the Reformation, the practice and necessity of giving remained widespread. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, civil magistrates developed complex systems to distribute alms to paupers aimed at separating the deserving poor from the feckless, idle or otherwise undeserving among them. Pulpits across Europe echoed with the same message: give generously and support pious causes. The appeals worked: centralised systems of charity distributed significant amounts of money across the period reflected in the increasingly complex accounts that they left behind. Away from the institutional perspective, however, we know little about domestic forms of charity or where they sat in relation to these newly- developed poor relief structures"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789004420977

9004420975

OCLC:

1139946179