Category Archives: Poverty
JOHN WESLEY
(1703-1791)
Thoughts on Suicide
An English preacher and writer, John Wesley and his brother Charles were the founders of Methodism. Born in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England to Anglican rector Samuel Wesley, John was educated at the Charterhouse School and was elected fellow of Lincoln … Continue reading
Filed under Europe, Poverty, Protestantism, Selections, The Early Modern Period, Wesley, John
HUANG LIUHONG
(1633-c. 1710)
from A Complete Book Concerning Happiness and Benevolence
Huang Liuhong (Huang Liu-hung) was a district magistrate during the early Qing (Ch’ing) or Manchu dynasty (1644–1912), when Manchu values and behavior were being imposed on Han China. He was born in Xinchang (Hsin-ch’ang) at a time of civil … Continue reading
Filed under Asia, Huang Liuhong, Poverty, Selections, The Early Modern Period
THOMAS MORE
(1478-1535)
from Utopia
from A Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation
Born in London, the son of a prominent judge, Thomas More was educated at Oxford and Lincoln’s Inn, where he studied law. His humanist philosophy was influenced by his wide reading from scripture, the Church Fathers, classical literature, and … Continue reading
Filed under Christianity, Devil, Europe, Middle Ages, More, Thomas, Poverty, Selections, Sin