A Thorn in the Flesh? Poverty and Money, as seen in the Early Christian and Medieval Traditions
(trans. by D. Chabrajska)
Clemens SEDMAK
University of Notre Dame, Indiana , United StatesDorota CHABRAJSKA
John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin , PolandAbstract
The text explores the notion of a Church of the Poor in Christian theology, tracing some of the pillars of a theological understanding of poverty. Based on texts by early Christian writers, the author reconstructs the concept of poverty as a thorn in the flesh of the Church. He then points out to the risks and costs of a Church of the Poor exemplified in the medieval debates on poverty after St. Francis of Assisi, and offers some thoughts on the epistemological implications of a Church of the Poor.
Keywords:
poverty, spirit of worldliness, private property, natural law, solidarity, common goodSEDMAK, C., & CHABRAJSKA, D. (2018). Oścień dla ciała? Ubóstwo i pieniądz w tradycji wczesnochrześcijańskiej i średniowiecznej . Ethos. Kwartalnik Instytutu Jana Pawła II KUL, 31(1), 21–45. https://doi.org/10.12887/31-2018-1-121-03
Clemens SEDMAK
University of Notre Dame, Indiana
University of Notre Dame, Indiana
Dorota CHABRAJSKA
John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
