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The Social Gospel in American Religion : A History /

This book is a remarkable history of the powerful and influential social gospel movement. The global crises of child labor, alcoholism and poverty were all brought to our attention through the social gospel movement. Its impact on American society makes it one of the most influential developments in...

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Autor principal: Evans, Christopher Hodge, 1959- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 2017.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. "A Perfect Man in a Perfect Society": The Emergence of the Social Gospel in Nineteenth-Century America; 2. Interpreting the "Golden Rule": Turn-of-the Century Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish Reformers; 3. Kingdom Coming: The Social Gospel and the "Social Awakening" in the Early Twentieth Century; 4. "The Church Stands For . . .": Institutionalizing the Social Gospel; 5. "Since Rauschenbusch-What?" The Social Gospel between the World Wars.
  • 6. Achieving the "Beloved Community": Civil Rights, Vietnam, and the Twilight of the Social Gospel7. An Evangelical Social Gospel? The Christian Right and Progressive Evangelicalism; Conclusion: The Social Gospel in American History; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.