Fear of Beggars: Stewardship and Poverty in Christian Ethics Sue William Silverman acclaimed biographer Eve LaPlante

acclaimed biographer Eve LaPlante

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In the tradition of John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress

Fear of Beggars: Stewardship and Poverty in Christian Ethics Sue William Silverman acclaimed biographer Eve LaPlanteWhy, asks Kelly Johnson, does Christian ethics so rarely tackle the real life question of whether to give to beggars? Examining both classical economics and Christian stewardship ethics as reactions to medieval debates about the role of mendicants in the church and in wider society, Johnson reveals modern anxiety about dependence and humility as well as the importance of Christian attempts to rethink property relations in ways that integrate those