The Church and Wealth
D.S. Brewer (Publisher)
Published on 1. January 1987
Book
Hardback
472 pages
978-0-631-15901-8 (ISBN)
Description
Biblical tradition urges the rejection of earthly riches as an essential qualification for salvation, yet the church in different guises has become an immensely wealthy institution. The paradox is explored in studies ranging fromthe patristic age to contemporary Latin America.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
1 colour. 7 b/w.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-631-15901-8 (9780631159018)
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Content
Thesaurus Ecclesias (Presidential Address): MICHAEL WILKS; Professor of Medieval History, Birkbeck College, University of London; The Vine and the Elm Tree: The Patristic Interpretation of Jesus' Teachings on Wealth: J A McGUCKIN; Senior Lecturer in Theology, LSU College, Southampton; Basil of Caesarea and the Problem of the Wealth of Monasteries: GRAHAM GOULD; Gordon Milburn Junior Research Fellow, Trinity College, Oxford; Making Ends Meet: Wealth and Poverty in the Carolingian Church: JANET L NELSON; Lecturer in History, University of London King's College. ; Patriarch Poppo (1019-42) and the Rebuilding of the Basilica at Aquileia: The Politics of Conspicuous Expenditure: IAN D L CLARK; Sometime Fellow and Dean of Chapel, St Catharine's College, Cambridge; Ecclesiastical Wealth in England in 1086: ANDREW AYTON and VIRGINIA DAVIS; Research Assistants, The Domesday Project, University of Hull; A Saint and his Money: Perceptions of Urban Wealth in the Lives of Italian Saints: DIANA M WEBB; Lecturer in History, University of London King's College; The Two Jurisdictions: Theological and Legal Justifications of Church Property in the Thirteenth Century: JANET COLEMAN; Lecturer in Political Thought, Department of Politics, Exeter University; The High Cost of Dying: An Analysis of pro-anima. Bequests in Medieval Dublin: MARGARET MURPHY; Research Student, Trinity College, Dublin; Fourpenny Retirement: the Yorkshire Templars in the Fourteenth Century: ROSALIND HILL; Professor Emeritus, Westfield College, University of London.