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Theological Foundations of Charity: Catholic Social Teaching, The Social Gospel, and Tikkun Olam

A look at theological principles that have motivated Catholics, Protestants, and Jews to charitable acts.
Portrait of Jane Addams painted in1906 by George de Forest Brush

Jane Addams on the Subtle Problems of Charity (1899)

"The Subtle Problems of Charity," an article written by Jane Addams, Founder of Hull House in Chicago, The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 83, Issue 496, February 1899

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