Article XXXVIII Of Christian Men’s Goods

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Article XXXVIII Of Christian Men’s Goods is a doctrinal statement in the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion that addresses the proper Christian understanding and use of personal property and material possessions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf article of religion
doctrinal statement
affirms lawfulness of Christian men’s goods and riches
right of Christians to own private property
appliesTo Anglican communicants
members of the Church of England
basedOn Christian moral theology
biblical teaching on almsgiving
concerns ethical use of wealth
relationship between Christian faith and property ownership
denies necessity of community of goods for Christians
emphasizes moral responsibility in the use of wealth
stewardship of material possessions
hasArticleNumber 38
hasCanonicalOrder thirty-eighth article
historicalPeriod English Reformation
includedIn Book of Common Prayer
surface form: Book of Common Prayer (historical doctrinal section)
influences Anglican ethical reflection on wealth and poverty
Anglican social teaching on property
language English
mainTopic Christian view of personal property
material possessions in Christian life
use of temporal goods
opposes enforced communism of goods among Christians
originallyAdoptedBy Church of England
partOf Thirty-Nine Articles
surface form: Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion
religiousTradition Anglicanism (broadly)
surface form: Anglicanism

Church of England
teaches Christians ought to distribute their goods charitably
Christians ought to give alms liberally
Christians ought to relieve the poor

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