Throughout American history, religion has played a significant role in promoting social reform. From the abolitionist movement of the early 19th century to the civil rights movement of the 20th ...

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Christianity and the labor movement in Chicago. Few American religious history topics possess the social gospel's privileged place. A term to be memorized within the American history survey, claiming ...

Pick up any general survey of Christianity in America and turn to the section on the social gospel. It is likely that the narrative will be dominated by the names of two white pastors: Washington ...

Gary Dorrien, professor of social ethics at Union Theological Seminary in New York City, won the 2017 Grawe­meyer Award in religion for his book The New Abolition: W. E. B. Du Bois and the Black ...

American fundamentalism and the social gospel are two distinct religious movements. Both began in the early part of the 20th century. Both sprang from Christianity's attempt to deal with modern ...

Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaign has attracted new attention since his aggressive performance in October’s Democratic primary debate. One late October poll of Iowa Democratic caucus-goers, the ...

NMAH copy Purchased from the NMAH Library Endowment. This book is a remarkable history of the powerful and influential social gospel movement. The global crises of child labor, alcoholism and poverty ...

About a decade ago, the conservative commentator and radio show host Glenn Beck told listeners to “look for the words ‘social justice’ or ‘economic justice’ on your church website. If you find it, run ...

Nov. 7 (UPI) --Pete Buttigieg's presidential campaign has attracted new attention since his aggressive performance in October's Democratic primary debate. One late October poll of Iowa Democratic ...

In recent weeks, Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg has captured wide media attention. One reason is that Buttigieg is the first openly gay presidential candidate. Another is that he has ...