Category: AD 300-450

Announcing the release of Harbor for the Poor by Eric Costanzo

Posted on by Eric Costanzo in AD 300-450, Christian History, Church History, Judeo-Christian History, Personal, Poverty, Religion, The Church and Society

Information about my new book. This is something that has been very important to me for several years and for which I have a great passion. Thank you Wipf & Stock for taking a chance on me as a new author. Description: Urban poverty in the developed world is an ever-present problem, and Christian approaches … Continue reading Announcing the release of Harbor for the Poor by Eric Costanzo →

Ash Wednesday and Lent – An evangelical perspective

Posted on by Eric Costanzo in AD 300-450, Christian History, Church History, Ecumenical, Hot Button Commentary ;), Jesus, Judeo-Christian History, Orthodoxy, Protestantism, Religion, The Church and Society, Twenty-First Century

Today is Ash Wednesday. Many people consider its observance to be primarily for Roman Catholics, but the truth is Protestants and Evangelicals will be holding Ash Wednesday services all over the world in order to "mark" the first day of Lent. The Lenten season was first celebrated by Christians in the fourth century as a 40-day … Continue reading Ash Wednesday and Lent – An evangelical perspective →

The Definition of Extreme Poverty from John Chrysostom

Posted on by Eric Costanzo in AD 300-450, Apologetics, Catholicism, Church Planters, Eastern Christians, European Christianity, Late Antiquity, Missionaries, Modern Evangelicalism, Monasticism, Nicene, Pastors, Philosophers, Philosophy, Post-Nicene, Poverty, Preachers, Roman Empire, Social Justice, The Christian Home, The Church and Society, Theologians

What happens to an organization when it moves from the "grassroots" phase to becoming a conglomerate? And seemingly overnight? The term "conglomerate" can refer to business or geology. In business, a conglomerate is defined as "a corporation consisting of more than one previously unrelated industries or divisions that is usually the result of a merger … Continue reading The Definition of Extreme Poverty from John Chrysostom →