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St. Thomas

Another reference to Thomas Aquinas or apostle Thomas.

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Also known as St. Thomas

First appearance: religion and the rise of capitalism

St. Thomas shows up with force in The New Medicine for Poverty. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Cited as typical of medieval writers who insisted that property is stewardship and that withholding alms in urgent necessity is mortal sin.
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In The New Medicine for Poverty: Cited as typical of medieval writers who insisted that property is stewardship and that withholding alms in urgent necessity is mortal sin.

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  • Capitalism and Reformation Figures
  • Puritan Religious Leaders

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