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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... rich and no poor ; he also enforced community of goods upon any wishing to join his philosophical school ( which had a five - year probationary period ) , with the provision that possessions could be returned if anyone chose to leave ...
... rich and no poor ; he also enforced community of goods upon any wishing to join his philosophical school ( which had a five - year probationary period ) , with the provision that possessions could be returned if anyone chose to leave ...
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... rich and another be poor . 10 Others took the idea more seriously . Aristotle , in a discourse on friendship , 11 quotes the proverbs koina ta philon ( " between friends all things are in common " ) and en koinonia e philia ...
... rich and another be poor . 10 Others took the idea more seriously . Aristotle , in a discourse on friendship , 11 quotes the proverbs koina ta philon ( " between friends all things are in common " ) and en koinonia e philia ...
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... rich man enjoys no more of his fortune than does the man with absolutely nothing . And there are more than 4,000 men who behave this way . 17 And the Roman writer , Pliny the Elder , who died in the erup- tion of Vesuvius in A.D. 79 ...
... rich man enjoys no more of his fortune than does the man with absolutely nothing . And there are more than 4,000 men who behave this way . 17 And the Roman writer , Pliny the Elder , who died in the erup- tion of Vesuvius in A.D. 79 ...
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... rich and the poor meet together ; the Lord is the maker of them all " ( Prov . 22 : 2 ) or " The Lord makes poor and makes rich " ( 1 Sam . 2 : 7 ) . Although poverty was regarded in some circles as a sign of judgment and a reproach ...
... rich and the poor meet together ; the Lord is the maker of them all " ( Prov . 22 : 2 ) or " The Lord makes poor and makes rich " ( 1 Sam . 2 : 7 ) . Although poverty was regarded in some circles as a sign of judgment and a reproach ...
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... rich he has sent empty away ( Luke 1 : 51-53 ) . This she testifies , having already heard from the angel that the baby was to be named Jesus ( meaning " God saves ) , " for he will save his people from their sins " ( Matt . 1:21 ) ...
... rich he has sent empty away ( Luke 1 : 51-53 ) . This she testifies , having already heard from the angel that the baby was to be named Jesus ( meaning " God saves ) , " for he will save his people from their sins " ( Matt . 1:21 ) ...
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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