Abuse of the Topic of Wealth by the Communist Regime: The Case of the Journal Charity

Abstract

In spring 2013 a symposium called Pastoral care of the rich -points of departure, incentives, problems and possible solutions reflected from the point of view of biblical studies, history, ethics, psychology and pastoral theology took place at the Faculty of Theology, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice. 1 This encounter made manifest that the topics of wealth, the rich and pastoral care of the rich are of utmost importance for contemporary church, especially in the sphere of Western civilisation. Since these topics have so far received little attention in specialized discussions, the participants of the symposium have decided to place their results at the disposal of the wider public in scholarly papers. This paper is one of them.