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ACADEMIC:

research initiatives
recent conferences
academic programs, centers, and institutes
course syllabi
other resources

BIBLIOGRAPHIES:

poverty in ancient Greece, Rome, and late antiquity
patristics & social ethics
Medieval and Reformation resources
reflective meditations
modern religious responses to poverty today

COMMUNITY RESOURCES:

food banks
relief organizations
faith-based resources
other agencies on peace, justice, and human rights

NEWS:

what's new on the site
new books
stuff noted in passing
links to favorite sites and other curiosities

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red-blue circle image at top: detail from a 12th-century illustration for an ancient Greek sermon on poverty

Click on links below to view syllabi or reading lists from actual courses related to religion, poverty and social welfare. If you know—or teach—a course that might be listed here, please email us at povstorg ["at" symbol][dot] com.

SEMESTER-LENGTH COURSES:

• "Wealth in the Ancient Church" (Pacific Lutheran University, Spring 2007)
• "Poverty and Wealth in the Early Christian World" (Brown University, Fall 1998)
• "Poverty and Wealth in Christian Traditions" (Providence College, Fall 1997)
• "Religious Roots of Social Welfare" (Boston University, Spring 1990)
• "World Food Issues" (Iowa State, Fall 2004) (*with extensive list of suggested links)

SINGLE LECTURES:

• "Wealth and Poverty in Christian Tradition" (Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, Fall 2004)
• suggested readings, guest lecture (Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary, Fall 2005)