Issue 19. Money in Christian History, Part II


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Summary
Over the centuries, Christians have been persuaded to "sacrificially" finance massive construction projects, armed military invasions, corrupt ecclesiastical bureaucracies, and all manner of missionary outreaches. Businessmen have held lofty aspirations of "doing great things for God" with their riches, while ascetics have denied themselves comfort towards the maintenance of piety. What does it mean to live and give sacrificially? Christian History & Biography provides several historical answers to this timeless, confusing question.

Inside this issue you'll find:

  • The Urge for Poverty
    Christian Asceticism from the Early Church Through the Reformation
  • Also: The Monastic Life: Benedict of Nursia
  • That Which God Hath Lent Thee
    The Puritans and Money
  • Also: The Puritan Critique of Modern Attitudes Toward Money
  • The Gallery: Good Examples Not to Follow
    This issue's Gallery could more aptly be called the Christian History Rogues Gallery. These unhappy tales from the past present good examples not to follow.
  • Four Lessons on Money
    From John Wesley, One of the World's Richest Preachers
  • Also: Bread and Silver
  • Old-Fashioned Wisdom from John Ploughman
    Pithy, down-to-earth sayings from Charles Spurgeon.
  • The Benevolent Tradition:
    The Charity of Women
    Through sacrifice, mercy, and charity, women down through church history may have given us our greatest examples of love demonstrated and proven through selfless giving and service to others.
  • Also: "We're Sorry Gladys But God Can't Use You in China."
  • Businessman's Religion
    Philanthropy & Piety in Early 20th Century Chicago
    Were the great millionaire philanthropists properly promoting the cause of the Gospel, or were they confusing Christianity with Corporation?
  • Desiderius Erasmus
    The Despising of Riches (c 1488)
  • From the Archives:
    • Menno Simons
      True and False Leaders (1539)
    • John Woolman
      A Plea for the Poor (1793)
    • Robert L. Dabney
      Principles of Christian Economy
    • Andrew Carnegie
      The Gospel of Wealth (1900)
    • Dietrich Bonhoeffer
      The Cost of Discipleship (1937)
    Departments
  • From the Publisher
  • From the Archives
  • Famous Quotes
  • CH Timeline
  • Recommended Resources


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