Mediaeval Socialism

Father Bede Jarrett had a reputation as a scholar and as an exponent of Catholic social reform. In the Middle Ages the church was the arbitrator of morals, responsible for safeguarding the rights of the working class, and for supporting the poor. The church also guaranteed the right to own private property. Topics covered include social conditions, the communists, the schoolmen, the lawyers, the social reformers, and the theory of alms giving.