Issue 14. Money in Christian History


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Summary
Is hoarding "idolatry" as Dietrich Bonhoeffer suggests? Are Christians always required to give when they are able? The careful dance between economics and true faith commenced during the early days of Israel, and today we still field a plethora of questions and offer few answers. Christian History & Biography offers this issue as an historical survey of the Church's theology of money and its usage on individual and institutional levels.

Inside this issue you'll find:

  • Money and the Bible
    A Survey of the History of Biblical Interpretation on Money and Wealth
  • Clement of Alexandria:
    What Kind of Rich Person Can Be Saved?
    A Paraphrase of Quis Dives Salvandus
  • St. Francis of Assisi on the Joy of Poverty and the Value of Dung
    What if the rich young ruler had given up everything to follow Jesus? In some ways, that's the story of St. Francis.
  • Francis and the Waldensians
  • Luther on the Use of Money
    How would you build a Christian economy? That's a question Martin Luther had to face as the Protestant Reformation took hold in Europe.
  • Selling Forgiveness: How Money Sparked the Protestant Reformation
  • The Protestant Ethic of Prosperity
    Virgil Hartgerink looks at Max Weber's thesis. Was it good old Calvinist diligence that built the New World?
  • Money and Ministry
  • From the Archives
    • Grace and Blessing
      John Chrysostom (347-407)
    • Selling and Lending
      Thomas Aquinas (1227-1274)
    • Using the Present Life
      John Calvin (1509-1564)
    • The Community of Saints
      Ulrich Stadler (d. 1540)
    • The Saint's Everlasting Rest
      Richard Baxter (1615-1691)
    • Instructions to Young Converts
      Charles Finney (1792-1875)
    • The Life of Trust
      George Müller (1805-1898)
  • Modern Voices:
    The Christian and Money
    Everybody's talking about money but few agree. What are they saying, and why?
  • The Gallery:
    Church Fathers and Their Thoughts on Wealth
    Departments
  • Quick Quotes
  • From the Publisher
  • Discussion Guide


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