Wealth and Poverty in Early Christianity

by Helen Rhee

Publisher:

Fortress Press

, 2017

Overview

Wealth and Poverty in Early Christianity is designed to introduce the reader to the broad range of texts that reflect early Christian thoughts and practices on the topic of wealth and poverty. These texts include the Shepherd of Hermas, writings by Clement of Alexandria, The Acts of Thomas, and important works by many early church theologians. This study provides readers with a broad cross-section source material focused on the ethics regarding economic class difference.

Product Details

• Title: Wealth and Poverty in Early Christianity
• Author: Helen Rhee
• Series: Ad Fontes: Sources of Early Christian Thought
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Print Publication Date: 2017
• Logos Release Date: 2017
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Church history › Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600; Wealth › Religious aspects--Christianity; Poverty › Religious aspects--Christianity
• ISBNs: 9781451496413, 9781506425597, 1451496419, 1506425593
• Resource ID: LLS:WLTHPVRCHRSTNTY
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T03:51:31Z

About Helen Rhee

Helen Rhee is an associate professor of church history at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California, and served as a pastor for a number of years. She specializes in early Christian history, especially second- and third- century Christian literature, and is the author of Early Christian Literature: Christ and Culture in the Second and Third Centuries.