The Reformation of Charity
The Secular and the Religious in Early Modern Poor Relief
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23162193 |
|---|---|
| Editors | Thomas Max Safley |
| Year | 2003 |
| Publication date | 2003-12-05 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Reformation of Charity (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/9789047400097 |
| OpenAlex | W2772608739 |
| ISBN | 9789047400097 |
| Open Library | OL34873404M |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
Early modern Europe witnessed changes in the social, political, and ecclesiastical structures supporting poor relief, but notions that sharp fault lines divide rationalized, secular poor relief from morally and spiritually motivated ecclesiastical charity need rethinking. Spiritual ideals shaped political and social poor relief structures just as much as rationalization and effective administration colored ecclesiastical charity efforts. Poor relief reflects a local community. A community’s unique history, culture, political agenda, social mores, and religious ideals converge to shape how it responds to poverty, whatever the context: religious, political, or private (the élite). Sweeping statements and broad generalizations must be placed under the lamp of local circumstances. Theory and practice must unite. These studies take seriously the richness and humanity of early modern poor relief, the danger and desperation of poverty in a community, as well as the calculation and generosity of local charity. Contributors include: David d’Andrea, Susan E. Dinan, Nicholas Eckstein, S. Amanda Eurich, Timothy G. Fehler, Peer Friess, Philip L. Kintner, Charles H. Parker, Thomas Max Safley, Joke Spaans, Mary S. Sprunger, snd Lee Palmer Wandel.
Environmental ethics · Mores · Political science · Politics · Poor relief · Poverty · Rationalization (economics) · Sociology · Law · Philosophy · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity
| Citations per year | 0.38 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2013 - 2020 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |