Economics of Faith : Reforming Poverty in Early Modern Europe.
Economics of Faith addresses the multiple ways that leaders of the European Reformation sought to inspire new attitudes toward poverty and wealth, to reform the institutions of poor relief, and to create new organizations for aiding religious refugees. Guided by biblical ideals and values, religious...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press USA - OSO,
2021.
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| Series: | Oxford Stu in Historical Theology Ser.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Economics of Faith addresses the multiple ways that leaders of the European Reformation sought to inspire new attitudes toward poverty and wealth, to reform the institutions of poor relief, and to create new organizations for aiding religious refugees. Guided by biblical ideals and values, religious reformers became some of the major contributors in the effort to address poverty, one of the most vexing social problem in early modern Europe. By examining the connections between religion, politics, and community, it highlights the crucial role that religion had in the promotion of social respons. |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (277 p.). |
| ISBN: | 9780197537749 019753774X 9780197537763 0197537766 |