Charity
Author | : Gary A. Anderson |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 234 |
Release | : 2013-08-27 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780300181333 |
ISBN-13 | : 0300181337 |
Rating | : 4/5 (337 Downloads) |
Download or read book Charity written by Gary A. Anderson and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2013-08-27 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.