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Those Little Pieces of White Bread: Early Lutheran Initiatives among the Hungry Poor
Author(s) -
Torvend Samuel
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
dialog
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.114
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1540-6385
pISSN - 0012-2033
DOI - 10.1111/dial.12006
Subject(s) - capitalism , white (mutation) , distribution (mathematics) , politics , political economy , welfare , political science , economics , sociology , economic history , market economy , law , mathematical analysis , biochemistry , chemistry , mathematics , gene
: Martin Luther's theological and sacramental convictions shaped his commitments to social reform, especially the reform of social welfare and the distribution of money and goods in early modern northern Europe. His early critique of merchant capitalism, political lobbyists, and global economic monopolies prompts contemporary questions about the just distribution of wealth in a world where too many have too little.