Beyond Charity

by Carter Lindberg

Book Overview

The common stereotype is that the Reformers separated public and private morality and were indifferent to the ethical import of social structures and institutions. Beyond Charity calls this understanding into question by providing an analysis of the historical situation and translations of primary documents. The medieval point of view, formed by piety of achievement, idealized poverty -- either as voluntary renunciation or as almsgiving...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800625692
• ISBN13: 9780800625696
• Release Date: July 1993
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"