OŚCIEŃ DLA CIAŁA? Ubóstwo i pieniądz w tradycji wczesnochrześcijańskiej i średniowiecznej
A Thorn in the Flesh? Poverty and Money, as seen in the Early Christian and Medieval Traditions
Author(s): Clemens SedmakSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Sociology
Published by: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II - Instytut Jana Pawła II, Wydział Filozofii
Keywords: poverty; spirit of worldliness; private property; natural law; solidarity; common good; early Christian writings; moral compromise; social harmony; Clement of Alexandria; Oscar Romero; John Chrysostom
Summary/Abstract: The text explores the notion of a Church of the Poor in Christian theology, tracing some of the pillars of a theological understanding of poverty. Based on texts by early Christian writers, the author reconstructs the concept of poverty as a thorn in the flesh of the Church. He then points out to the risks and costs of a Church of the Poor exemplified in the medieval debates on poverty after St. Francis of Assisi, and offers some thoughts on the epistemological implications of a Church of the Poor.
Journal: Ethos. Kwartalnik Instytutu Jana Pawła II KUL
- Issue Year: 31/2018
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 21-45
- Page Count: 25
- Language: Polish
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