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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Page 14
... sharing as an alternative to materialism and greed , and if therefore such a bias has intruded at times , despite my careful editing , the reader will , I hope , excuse me . 1 gladly acknowledge the help and advice of Prof. Giovanni ...
... sharing as an alternative to materialism and greed , and if therefore such a bias has intruded at times , despite my careful editing , the reader will , I hope , excuse me . 1 gladly acknowledge the help and advice of Prof. Giovanni ...
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... shared activities ; or a kinship of social relationship , predominantly within extended families . Was the heart of community what it was or what its members felt : a sense of solidarity , fulfillment , identity ? A glance at a ...
... shared activities ; or a kinship of social relationship , predominantly within extended families . Was the heart of community what it was or what its members felt : a sense of solidarity , fulfillment , identity ? A glance at a ...
Page 21
... sharing of possessions , so that all who were now united and equal in the blessings of God might also be so in temporal things : Now the company of those who believed were of one heart and soul , and no one said that any of the things ...
... sharing of possessions , so that all who were now united and equal in the blessings of God might also be so in temporal things : Now the company of those who believed were of one heart and soul , and no one said that any of the things ...
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... sharing is an obligation , the other that it was a huge mistake . The usual posi- tion is to admire the Jerusalem saints for what they did , to ac- knowledge that some form of justice and sharing is probably right , and to point to the ...
... sharing is an obligation , the other that it was a huge mistake . The usual posi- tion is to admire the Jerusalem saints for what they did , to ac- knowledge that some form of justice and sharing is probably right , and to point to the ...
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... sharing . 6. Keeping all the Lord's commandments . 7. Accepting suffering and persecution . Radical reforming groups , whether sectarian or monastic , and the common living which they advocated were , it is true , largely on the fringes ...
... sharing . 6. Keeping all the Lord's commandments . 7. Accepting suffering and persecution . Radical reforming groups , whether sectarian or monastic , and the common living which they advocated were , it is true , largely on the fringes ...
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 | |
Common terms and phrases
Acts answer apostles authority become believers body Brethren bring brothers brought build called century Chapter Christ Christian community church communal sharing communitarian continued covenant devoted doctrine early earth equality everything example faith Fathers finally given giving God's groups hand heart heaven held hold Holy Spirit Hutterites individual interpretation Jerusalem Jesus John joined Jubilee kingdom known labor land later leader lines live London look Lord material means meetings moved movement munity named nature one's Paul persecution Peter poor possessions poverty practice prayer present Press receive reform regarded remain rich rule Scripture seeking separation sharing sisters social society sought soul stressed teaching term things in common tion true whole writings wrote