A Theology for the Social Gospel
Theological work
By: Walter Rauschenbusch
Date: 1917
Source: Rauschenbusch, Walter. A Theology for the Social Gospel. Macmillan, 1917. Reprint, Nashville, Tenn.: Abingdon, 1981, 4–9.
About the Author: Walter Rauschenbusch (1861–1918) was a Baptist minister, a professor of church history, and a writer on the social responsibilities of Christianity. Born in Rochester, New York, he was the son of German immigrants who fled Germany in 1848. Rauschenbusch was an influential supporter of the Social Gospel movement and promoted this social view of Christianity in his many writings.
Introduction
The American Civil War (1861–1865) commenced about the time of Walter Rauschenbusch's birth. The enormous demands of the Union war effort brought about a great surge in industrial production—so much so that, by the turn of the century, the United States had become...
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