The poor of Christ in the Roman Church : role and relevance for today

dc.contributor.authorMuller, Horst
dc.contributor.authorPillay, Jerry
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-03T06:36:07Z
dc.date.available2021-05-03T06:36:07Z
dc.date.issued2020-12
dc.description.abstractA lay movement known as the Poor of Christ, incorrectly referred to as the Waldensians, started in the Roman Church in 1176 and rapidly spread through Europe despite severe persecution by the church. Through their values and methods, they impacted on the communities where they were present. This article aims to show their role and contributions indicating its impact on the 16th century Reformation and relevance for the church today. It does this by examining selected themes from the Poor of Christ: their life-transforming faith, the strengthening of laity, the equal role of women in ministry, the importance of teaching and living the faith, a focused rather than fenced theology and loyalty to the one Church of Christ. The article also draws reference to the COVID-19 pandemic and explores what we can learn from the Poor of Christ in addressing this situation. CONTRIBUTION: This article puts the spotlight on an overlooked lay movement that contributed significantly in preparing the climate for the 16th Century Reformation. Their example shows that the real strength of church is through members empowered to holistically live their faith. The article shows the current relevance of their values and methods.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentChurch History and Church Policyen_ZA
dc.description.librarianpm2021en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.hts.org.zaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMüller, H. & Pillay, J., 2020, ‘The Poor of Christ in the Roman Church: Role and relevance for today’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 76(1), a6199. https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v76i1.6199.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2072-8050 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.4102/hts.v76i1.6199
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/79728
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherAOSISen_ZA
dc.rights© 2020. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.en_ZA
dc.subjectWaldensiansen_ZA
dc.subjectValdesen_ZA
dc.subjectPoor of Christen_ZA
dc.subjectReformationen_ZA
dc.subjectLaityen_ZA
dc.subjectAuthority of scriptureen_ZA
dc.subjectAuthority of Christen_ZA
dc.subjectCOVID-19 pandemicen_ZA
dc.subjectCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)en_ZA
dc.subjectWomen in churchen_ZA
dc.titleThe poor of Christ in the Roman Church : role and relevance for todayen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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