Issue 14 Money in Christian History

What does it say about the church when it accumulates wealth?

Introduction to this article on money.

Memorable sayings and quips about money.

A Survey of the History of Biblical Interpretation on money and wealth.

What did the early leaders of Christianity think about money's role in their lives? Here's a sampling of opinions from the church fathers.

A Paraphrase of Quis Dives Salvandus

For Francis, leaving the world meant caring for lepers and praying in deserted chapels.

Francis of Assisi and wealth.

Was Francis of Assisi secretly a Waldensian?

The Reformation overturned the late medieval world, including its views of money.

A traveling indulgence show had repercussions no one expected.

Is it a contradiction in terms for a Christian to be rich?

John Chrysostom on the duties of rich Christians to care for the poor.

Aquinas weighs in on economic activity.

Calvin warned of two dangers: extravagance and asceticism.

Stadler’s theory of community.

Finney’s concern for his converts extended to their use of money.

How the “worldly-minded” pursue material possessions rather than God.

Without direct appeals for funds, George Müller cared for thousands of orphans.

Everybody’s talking about money but few agree. What are they saying, and why?

The antidote for affluence is reconsecration.

What is the alternative to free enterprise?

Does debt rest on covetousness?