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God knows there's need : Christian responses to poverty /

In this volume, Susan Holman looks at how the Christian tradition, ancient and modern, has contemplated the subject of poverty and encourages the reader to reflect on the social issues of injustice and need. She alternates images from late antiquity and the patristic period with stories from contemp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Holman, Susan R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2009.
Subjects:
Poverty > Religious aspects > Christianity > History of doctrines.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
RELIGION > Christian Life > Social Issues.
Poverty > Religious aspects > Christianity > History of doctrines
Armoede.
Religieuze aspecten.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:In this volume, Susan Holman looks at how the Christian tradition, ancient and modern, has contemplated the subject of poverty and encourages the reader to reflect on the social issues of injustice and need. She alternates images from late antiquity and the patristic period with stories from contemporary American life.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 206 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-197) and index.
ISBN:9780199731060
0199731063
0199888817
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9786612335686
6612335688
1282335685
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