Christian Mission and Poverty

Chapter 3 Distribution and Justice

The man who loves his neighbor as himself will have acquired no more than what his neighbor has; whereas you, visibly, have acquired a lot. Where has this come from? ~ Basil the Great Not only robbery of other men’s goods, but also the not imparting our own good things to others . . . this also is robbery, and covetousness, and fraud.

~ John Chrysostom

B asil the G reat (330–379) Background

Basil of Caesarea is one of three theologians known as the Cappadocians: Basil, Gregory of Nazianzus, and Gregory

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