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On Almsgiving
As Tuesday's matins in the first week of Great Lent sings:

Knowing the commandments of the Lord, let this be our way of life:
Let us feed the hungry, let us give the thirsty drink,
Let us clothe the naked, let us welcome the stranger,
Let us visit those in prison and the sick...

On Repentance and Almsgiving (Fathers of the Church Series)
St. John Chrysostom
The "Golden Mouth" lends substantial thought to the relationship between repentance and almsgiving. 

Wealth and Poverty in the Teachings of the Church Fathers
James Thornton
A study of almsgiving in Byzantium - its failures and triumphs. 

The Hungry Are Dying: Beggars and Bishops in Roman Cappadocia
Susan R. Holman
A public health nutritionist studies the poor in Cappadocia and how early Christians responded.

Poverty and Leadership in the Later Roman Empire
Peter Brown
Brown discusses the role of the Christian Church in revolutionizing the social imagination with the incarnational hope of social cohesion.

The Rise of Christianity
Rodney Stark
Stark shows how the moral precepts of the early Christians became “liberating and effective social organizations.”

The Orphans of Byzantium: Child Welfare in the Christian Empire
Timothy S. Miller
A history of orphans and the systems that cared for them.  Modern forms of welfare, take heed.

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