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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.
- Genre:
- History
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford New York Oxford University Press 2006
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This work highlights the importance of gifts to the poor for Christians in the later Roman Empire. It asks what it meant to give to the poor, the virtues it displayed and 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 (pages 269-294) and index
- Print version record
- Other Format:
- Print version Finn, R.D. (Richard Damian), 1963- Almsgiving in the later Roman Empire
- ISBN:
- 1429422165
- 9781429422161
- 0199283605
- 9780199283606
- 9780191712692
- 0191712698
- 1280757949
- 9781280757945
- 9786610757947
- 6610757941
- 0191515787
- 9780191515781
- OCLC:
- 77186040
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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