Charity: The Place Of The Poor In The Biblical Tradition

In this reappraisal of charity in the biblical tradition, Anderson argues that the poor constituted the privileged place where Jews and Christians met God. He shows how charity affirms the goodness of the created order; the world was created through charity and therefore rewards it.

• | Author: Gary A. Anderson
• | Publisher: Yale University Press
• | Publication Date: Nov 25, 2014
• | Number of Pages: 222 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0300198833
• | ISBN-13: 9780300198836