Consider the following passage from the book of Acts:

“Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in common. And with great power the apostles were giving their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. There was not a needy person among them, for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold and laid it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to each as any had need.” – Acts 4:32-5

Historically, some Christians have interpreted this passage as lending support for a socialist political economy. In fact, as you will read in the excerpt from William Bradford’s History of the Plymouth Plantation, the early Pilgrim settlers experimented with communal ownership and management of land and resources. Drawing on your understanding of Christian teaching, the results of the Plymouth Colony’s experiment and broader discussion of political economy in this week’s readings, do you believe that Christianity lends support for socialism?

Your response should be 200-300 words. Use parenthetical citations with page numbers (if available) when referring to any sources, including the textbook.