Almsgiving in the later roman empire : christian promotion and practice.

This work highlights the importance of gifts to the poor for Christians in the later Roman Empire. It asks what it meant to give to the poor, the virtues it displayed and the role it played in articulating or challenging the standing of bishops monks and ordinary lay men and women.

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Main Author: Finn, R. D. (Richard Damian), 1963-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.
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