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Podcast: Another Life with Joy Marie Clarkson
Episode: 61: A Tale of Camels and Needles
Description: Why an issue on money? What is money for? Peter and Susannah discuss.They begin with the story of Pinianus and Melania, two married Roman patricians who gave away their enormous fortune in obedience to Christ’s commands. What was the world of the early church that would have made this seem like an appropriate thing to do?And what did Saint Augustine say about it? They discuss his complex role in Christianity’s changing attitude to wealth. That attitude evolved to the point that eventually Max Weber could claim that Protestantism had been a majo...