| Description |
xix, 306 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
I. Awakening the church -- Revivalism and reform -- Christian abolitionism -- Christian socialism -- The New Theology -- An American prophet -- II. The new urban America -- The city -- Justice for labor -- Movements toward the Kingdom -- Voices from the New South -- III. Neglected reforms and reformers --The souls of Black Folk -- The imperialism of righteousness -- Christian women and politics -- IV. Resources and strategies for social salvation -- The rise of the Social Sciences -- Popular culture and social religion -- Socialism as Christian strategy -- Progressivism as Christian strategy -- Church agencies for social action -- V. An ecumenical movement -- Cooperation among protestants -- Catholicism and social questions -- American Jews and the Kingdom -- VI. Looking backward -- Conservative or Liberal -- Decline or revival -- The Past is prologue -- VII. Conclusion -- The Social Gospel today. |
| Subject |
Social gospel.
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Christian sociology -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Hopkins, Charles Howard, 1905- author.
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| ISBN |
0877220832 |
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9780877220831 |
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0877220840 paperback |
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9780877220848 paperback |
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