Carolina QuotesThe very idea that society should serve the poor, the sick, and the marginalized became a distinctively Christian concern.
Bart D. Ehrman Carolinian
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Introduction
- work
- The Triumph of Christianity (2018)
- year
- 2018
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“The very idea that society should serve the poor, the sick, …” Bart D. Ehrman. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-405B54052D. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/405b54052d
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