Almsgiving in the later Roman Empire : Christian promotion and practice (313-450) / Richard Finn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Finn, R. D. (Richard Damian), 1963-

Series:

Oxford Classical Monographs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian giving--History.

Christian giving.

Church history--4th century.

Church history.

Church history--5th century.

Physical Description:

ix, 302 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Summary:

This is a book about the importance of gifts to the poor for Christians in the later Roman empire. It is about what was given, how it was given, who was helped, and how preachers sought to shape these practices. Above all, the book asks what it meant to give to the poor, the virtues it displayed, the role it played in articulating or challenging the standing of bishops, monks, and ordinary lay men and women.

Contents:

Episcopal almsgiving

Almsgiving by monks and lay Christians

The promotion of Christian almsgiving

The meanings of Christian almsgiving

Christian and classical

Concluding remarks.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-294) and index.

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ISBN:

9780191515781

0191515787

OCLC:

922952819