Luther and the hungry poor : gathered fragments - Torvend, Samuel (Minneapolis : Fortress Press, 2008)
Baskets filled with fragments : eating and drinking in the presence of Jesus -- The church fishes for wealth : early awareness of the hungry poor -- Buying spiritual goods and services : the social implications of justification by grace -- A peasant becomes a priest : the worldly trajectory of baptism -- Consider the broad fields : the biblical invitation to feed the hungry -- Holding all things in common : the Eucharist and social welfare -- Greed is an unbelieving scoundrel : the failure and promise of structured generosity.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Keywords: Luther, Martin, -- 1483-1546.; Economics -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Poverty -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Hunger -- Religious aspects -- Christianity