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The Diaconal Care of Non-Poor Christians: The Example of Calvin’s Geneva: The Funds

The Diaconal Care of Non-Poor Christians: The Example of Calvin’s Geneva: The Funds

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  • Douglas J. Kuiper

Diaconal work is always associated with caring for the poor. This article argues that this should not be the case. Deacons are called to care for the non-poor also. If diaconal work is seen as Christ’s way of administering mercy, then the work should go beyond the poor. In this article the author looks at the example of John Calvin in Geneva, where there was the fund to care for other needs or people.

Source: Standard Bearer, 2006. 3 pages.

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