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Money in Christian History (II): From the Publisher
The Tribute Money by Masaccio
Famous Quotes from Famous People
The Urge for Poverty
Christian Asceticism from the Early Church Through the Reformation
Stephen Lang is an editor at Tyndale House Publishers.
The Monastic Life: Benedict of Nursia
That Which God Hath Lent Thee
The Puritans and Money
Leland Ryken is professor of English at Wheaton College. This article and sidebar are taken from chapter 4, Money, in his book Worldly Saints: The Puritans As They Really Were, Academie/Zondervan, 1986.
The Puritan Critique of Modern Attitudes Toward Money
Puritans are often charged with having been the origin of modern attitudes toward money. Upon scrutiny, the things ascribed to Puritans turn out to be secularized versions of something that the Puritans only accepted in a context of supreme allegiance to God and obedience to Christian moral standards.
Money in Christian History (II): A Gallery of Good Examples Not to Follow
This issue's Gallery could more aptly be called the Christian History Rogues Gallery. These unhappy tales from the past present good examples not to follow.
DAN RUNYON AND THE EDITORS
Money in Christian History (II): Christian History Timeline - Dates and Events Regarding Money
Four Lessons on Money
From One of the World's Richest Preachers
Dr. White, assistant professor of Christian Thought and History at Spring Arbor College in Michigan, is the Author of The Beauty of Holiness (Zondervan, 1986), a biography of revivalist Phoebe Palmer.
Bread and Silver
Old-Fashioned Wisdom from John Ploughman
This eloquent Baptist preacher of Victorian England was also loved for his earthy wisdom. Our text and engraving are taken from his popular writings John Ploughman's Talk and John Ploughman's Pictures. The homespun sage had much to say that, in his words, "would not suit well the pulpit or the Sabbath."
The Benevolent Tradition: The Charity of Women
Through sacrifice, mercy, and charity, women down through church history may have given us our greatest examples of love demonstrated and proven through selfless giving and service to others.
Karen Halvorsen is a visiting professor in the English department at Wheaton College In Wheaton Illinois.
We're Sorry Gladys…But God Can't Use You in China
Businessman's Religion
Philanthropy &Piety in Early 20th Century Chicago
Paul H. Heidebrecht's doctoral dissertation at the University of Illinois focused on the relationship between faith and economic activity among Protestant businessmen in early 20th- century Chicago. This article is taken, with permission, from Chicago Presbyterians and the Businessman's Religion, 1900–1920, which appeared in the Journal of Presbyterian History, Vol 64, No 1, Spring 1986, a publica- of the Presbyterian Historical Society.
From the Archives: Desiderius Erasmus
The Despising of Riches (c 1488) Based on the translation by Thomas Paynells, as it appeared in the Bethelet edition of 1533.
From the Archives: Menno Simons
True and False Leaders(1539)
From the Archives: John Woolman
A Plea for the Poor (1793)
From the Archives: Robert L. Dabney
Principles of Christian Economy
From the Archives: Andrew Carnegie
The Gospel of Wealth (1900)
From the Archives: Dietrich Bonhoeffer
St. Laurence and the Church's Treasures
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