Pilgrims of a Common Life: Christian Community of Goods Through the CenturiesMultiply Publications, 1987 - 207 pages A thorough but readable historical review of Christian Community of goods through the centuries. Essential reading for all those interested in the practice of Christian community both in the past and in the present. |
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... Early Middle Ages . .75 6. The Late Middle Ages . ..88 7. The Reformation ... 102 8. The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries 118 9. The Nineteenth Century . 137 10. The Twentieth Century 152 11. Conclusion : The Characteristics of ...
... Early Middle Ages . .75 6. The Late Middle Ages . ..88 7. The Reformation ... 102 8. The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries 118 9. The Nineteenth Century . 137 10. The Twentieth Century 152 11. Conclusion : The Characteristics of ...
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... early Mormons ? I found in the end that they had to be omitted , simply because the sidetrack could prove endless . After all , Christian communities are often suspected of enough novelty and bad hermeneutics , without adding the ...
... early Mormons ? I found in the end that they had to be omitted , simply because the sidetrack could prove endless . After all , Christian communities are often suspected of enough novelty and bad hermeneutics , without adding the ...
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... early church writers called " a third race , " " a peculiar people " —a people who had been told by their Lord that they were to be in the world but not of it.1 John strongly condemned the world ( kosmos ) as being under the power of ...
... early church writers called " a third race , " " a peculiar people " —a people who had been told by their Lord that they were to be in the world but not of it.1 John strongly condemned the world ( kosmos ) as being under the power of ...
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... early English another term gained popularity that also de- serves consideration : commonwealth , derived , not from " com- mon wealth " as one might suppose , but " common weal " ( i.e. , common good ) . This was a term popular among ...
... early English another term gained popularity that also de- serves consideration : commonwealth , derived , not from " com- mon wealth " as one might suppose , but " common weal " ( i.e. , common good ) . This was a term popular among ...
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... Early Church The Pentecostal Jerusalem church was moved by the Holy Spirit in precisely such a way . The Spirit filled each heart with divine love and power which then found its natural outworking in the sharing of possessions , so that ...
... Early Church The Pentecostal Jerusalem church was moved by the Holy Spirit in precisely such a way . The Spirit filled each heart with divine love and power which then found its natural outworking in the sharing of possessions , so that ...
Contents
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The Late Middle Ages | 88 |
The Reformation | 102 |
The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries | 118 |
The Nineteenth Century | 137 |
The Twentieth Century | 152 |
The Characteristics | 165 |
Appendix | 177 |
Bibliography | 191 |
Scripture Index | 199 |
The Author 207 | |
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