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Title: Wealth and Poverty in Theodoret of Cyrrhus' On Providence
Author(s): GOTSIS, George N. , MERIANOS, Gerasimos A.
Journal: Journal of Eastern Christian Studies
Volume: 59    Issue: 1-2   Date: 2007   
Pages: 11-48
DOI: 10.2143/JECS.59.1.2023426

Abstract :
The doctrine of divine providence forms the core of the Church Fathers’ teaching: creation is under the constant governance of God, who directs the course of humanity and its affairs with benevolent design and utter purpose. In On Providence Theodoret of Cyrrhus utilises divine providence to justify the existence of poverty and wealth. This essay studies his reasoning, its relation to earlier patristic tradition, and his stance toward the socio-economic structure during a transitional period characterised by sharp socio-economic inequalities.