A collection of internationally recognized scholars share their views on the topic of the religious roots of social welfare. Their eloquent and insightful presentations create a fascinating study of the development of western attitudes towards social welfare, beginning with classical Greco-Roman and biblical cultures. Contributors: Brenda M. Bolton, Emily Albu Hanawalt, Paul D. Hanson, Susan Ashbrook Harvey, Alexander Kazhdan, Howard Clark Kee, Carter Lindberg, Lester K. Little, Timothy S. Miller, Thomas Riis, Alice-Mary Talbot, and Andre Vauchez.
- ISBN10 0943549175
- ISBN13 9780943549170
- Publish Date 26 June 1994
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Jefferson (Thomas) University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 264
- Language English