Almsgiving in the Later Roman Empire: Christian Promotion and Practice 313–450. By Richard Finn, OP

Richard Finn begins his work on almsgiving in the Roman Empire with some interesting questions. In the first place he wonders whether almsgiving as it emerged in Late Antiquity was a uniquely Christian concept, or whether pagan antecedents to the practice can be found. In the second place he propose...

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Main Author: Hartney, Aideen (Author)
Format: Electronic Review
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press 2007
In: The journal of theological studies
Year: 2007, Volume: 58, Issue: 2, Pages: 710-712
Review of:Almsgiving in the Later Roman Empire (Oxford[u.a.] : Oxford University Press, 2006) (Hartney, Aideen)
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