Public Worship, Wealth, and Poverty in Early Christianity
Session Description
Explore how Christians in the earliest centuries of Christianity engaged topics related to wealth and poverty in their preaching, public prayers, offerings, celebrations of baptism and the Lord’s Supper, and the shaping of buildings and spaces for Christian worship. Together we can learn from their pastoral, theological, and practical instincts as we seek to be faithful witnesses to Christ in our own globally diverse contexts.
Conference Title
2025 Calvin Symposium on Worship
Event Date
2-7-2025
Event Type
Panel/Conversation
Type (recording/text)
Recording
Subject Area
Worship
Topic
History of Christianity
Keywords:
wealth, poverty, public worship, early church
Upload Date
7-2-2025 12:00 AM
Recommended Citation
Bailey, David M.; Reid, Satrina; Rhee, Helen; and Hoeksema, Stacia, "Public Worship, Wealth, and Poverty in Early Christianity" (2025). Symposium on Worship Archive. 3.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/uni-cicw-symposium/2025/sessions/3
Public Worship, Wealth, and Poverty in Early Christianity
Explore how Christians in the earliest centuries of Christianity engaged topics related to wealth and poverty in their preaching, public prayers, offerings, celebrations of baptism and the Lord’s Supper, and the shaping of buildings and spaces for Christian worship. Together we can learn from their pastoral, theological, and practical instincts as we seek to be faithful witnesses to Christ in our own globally diverse contexts.