Charging Interest
Charging Interest explores current exploitative financial practices through the lens of Martin Luther''s explosive treatise called "Exhortation to the Clergy to Preach Against Usury." Written in 1540 and translated anew by Michael T. Grzonka, this treatise tackles the growing problem of usury (money lending) in Luther''s time and context. Wittenberg authorities claimed powerlessness in the face of...
Charging Interest explores current exploitative financial practices through the lens of Martin Luther''s explosive treatise called "Exhortation to the Clergy to Preach Against Usury." Written in 1540 and translated anew by Michael T. Grzonka, this treatise tackles the growing problem of usury (money lending) in Luther''s time and context. Wittenberg authorities claimed powerlessness in the face of...
