Loving the Poor, Saving the Rich: Wealth, Poverty, and Early Christian Formation. By Helen Rhee
The thesis of this informative study is that Christian reformulation of the wealth–poverty tradition became an essential part of early Christian construction of identity, a way in which theological and social realities could intersect and mutually influence each other. Here the classic tensions all...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2014
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2014, Volume: 65, Issue: 1, Pages: 263-265 |
| Review of: | Loving the poor, saving the rich (Grand Rapids, MI : Baker Academic, 2012) (Osiek, Carolyn)
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| Summary: | The thesis of this informative study is that Christian reformulation of the wealth–poverty tradition became an essential part of early Christian construction of identity, a way in which theological and social realities could intersect and mutually influence each other. Here the classic tensions all come together: between giving to the poor and divesting oneself of wealth for one’s own advantage, and between giving to the poor out of compassion or for love of the ensuing honour. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/flt225 |