Care for the Poor and Needy: The Bible's Contribution to an Economic and Social Safety Net

Although some form of economic safety net is generally assumed in current political conversations, debate over the nature and extent of the safety net is perhaps the source of the great divide in American politics at the beginning of the twenty-first century. At issue, for any aspect of the safety n...

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Main Author: Simkins, Ronald A. 1960- (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Rabbi Myer and Dorothy Kripke Center for the Study of Religion and Society at Creighton University 2017
In: Journal of religion & society. Supplement
Year: 2017, Volume: 14, Pages: 4-13
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