Social welfare before the Elizabethan Poor Laws: the early Christian tradition, AD 33 to 313. From: Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare | Date: June 1, 2006| Author: Faherty, Vincent E. | COPYRIGHT 2006 Western Michigan University, School of Social Work. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Current social welfare history texts in the United States tend to cover quickly the time periods before the passage of the Elizabethan Poor Laws in 1601. This is an unfortunate informational gap since what is labeled social welfare today has been organized and delivered for centuries before 1601 through the rich religious traditions of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism, Islam and thousands of other traditional religions throughout the world. This article provides a broad hi...

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