Title: Charity (practice) - Wikipedia
Headings: Charity (practice)
Charity (practice)
Contents
Etymology
Practice
Criticism
Needs-Based Versus Rights-Based Debate
Philosophies
Charity in Christianity
Tzedakah in Judaism
Zakat and Sadaqah in Islam
Dāna in Indian religions
Effective altruism
See also
References
Further reading
External links

Content: Charity (virtue) ). Over time, the meaning of charity has shifted from one of "Christian love" to that of "providing for those in need; generosity and giving," a transition which began with the Old French word charité. Thus, while the older Douay-Rheims and King James versions of the Bible translate instances of " agape " (such as those that appear in 1 Corinthians 13) as " charity ", modern English versions of the Bible typically translate " agape " as " love. " Practice
See also: Alms
A Hindu Woman Giving Alms, painting by Raja Ravi Varma
Charitable giving is the act of giving money, goods or time to the unfortunate, either directly or by means of a charitable trust or other worthy cause. Charitable giving as a religious act or duty is referred to as almsgiving or alms. The name stems from the most obvious expression of the virtue of charity; giving the recipients of it the means they need to survive. The impoverished, particularly those widowed or orphaned, and the ailing or injured, are generally regarded as the proper recipients of charity.