| | PROBLEMS OF MODERN ECONOMICS, N 4 (40), 2011 | | ECONOMICS AND RELIGION | | Lukin P. Priest of the church of Iverskaya Mother of God (Bobruisk, Byelorussia), BA (Theology, Religious Studies), Graduate of the Institute of Theology, Byelorussian State University
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| The article shows that for Sts. Basil the Great and Gregory of Nyssa the earthly riches were directly related to active charity. They resolutely disapproved of gaining riches for the riches sake and called people involved in this “unwise.” Those who multiplied their riches through usury were seen in even more negative light | Key words: riches, charity, debt, usury, interest, love | |
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