Download PDF: Sessions, Beyond Religious Giving Practical Matters is proud to publish Issue 10: Wealth, Poverty, and Practice. Our hope, birthed nearly two years ago, was to bring together scholars and practitioners to critically reflect on the intersection of money,
Alms: Charity, Reward, and Atonement in Early Christianity
Download PDF: RV Garrison, Alms By David J. Downs Waco: Baylor University Press, 2016. 340 pages. $59.95 The idea of atoning or redemptive almsgiving is that the act of giving alms or doing work for charity merits the forgiveness of sins.
Wealth, Poverty, and Practice: Class Matters in Religion and Theology
Download PDF: Rieger, Class Matters Abstract Poverty is often addressed in religious discourse and by religious communities. Wealth is less frequently the subject of discussion. Almost completely absent are conversations on the relationship of wealth and poverty. What is missing here