“There Should Be No Beggars Among Christians”: Karlstadt, Luther, and the Origins of Protestant Poor Relief

Thesis forty-three of the Ninety-five Theses reads, “Christians are to be taught that he who gives to the poor or lends to the needy does a better deed than he who buys indulgences.” Following the historical convention of dating the Reformation from the Ninety-five Theses of 1517, we may argue that...

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Main Author: Lindberg, Carter (Author)
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 1977
In: Church history
Year: 1977, Volume: 46, Issue: 3, Pages: 313-334
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