Christian Mission and Poverty

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Christian Mission and Poverty

St John Chrysostom, On Wealth and Poverty . (Crestwood: St Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 1981). Translation and introduction by Catharine P. Roth. This text includes the entire cycle of Chrysostom’s sermons on the rich man and Lazarus. St Suplitius Serverus, Saint Martin of Tours . (Aeterna Press, 2015). This text describes the life of a Roman soldier who became a Christian, gave up warfare, and spent his life in service of the poor. St. Gregory of Nyssa Ascetical Works. (Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 1967), especially The Life of St. Macrina . As a brother of Basil, Gregory of Nyssa represents Cappadocian teaching on the Christian life and poverty. In this text, he shows how their older sister Macrina guided them in pursuing Jesus, theology, poverty, and ministry.