The reformation of charity : the secular and the religious in early modern poor relief / / edited by Thomas Max Safley.

• Superior document: Studies in Central European histories
• TeilnehmendeR: Safley, Thomas Max.
• Year of Publication: 2003
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English; German
• Series: Studies in Central European histories.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (217 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

This work shows that early modern Europe witnessed changes in the social, political, and ecclesiastical structures supporting poor relief, but notions that sharp fault lines divide rationalized, secular poor relief from morally and spiritually motivated ecclesiastical charity need rethinking.