 zobacz powiększenie | DOI 10.12887/31-2018-1-121-03 Clemens SEDMAK – A Thorn in the Flesh? Poverty and Money, as seen in the Early Christian and Medieval Traditions Cena brutto: 7,00 PLN za szt. |
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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. Summarized by Dorota Chabrajska 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, Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nazianzus, Thomas Merton, Regula Benedicti, The Name of the Rose, Thomas Aquinas, Pope Francis The text comprises extracts from Chapter 4 of Clemens Sedmak’s Kościół ubogich. Papież Franciszek i transformacja ortodoksji, transl. by Dorota Chabrajska (Warszawa: Instytut Wydawniczy Pax, 2018, 178-239). The title was given by the editors. By kind permission of Instytut Wydawniczy Pax and Orbis Books. Contact: Keough School of Global Affair, E-mail: csedmak1@nd.edu Pliki do pobrania: » 121_Sedmak.pdf | |
