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Walter Rauschenbusch
The Social Gospel movement is the intersection of religion and social service. It applies Christian principles to social justice issues, including poverty, inequality, crime, racism, and destruction of the environment.
The Social Gospel movement dealt with the day-to-day issues of the working class. This led it to become intertwined with labor movements. It also tied in with the Progressive movement that took the early twentieth century by storm. The Social Gospel movement is said to have had some influence on womenÕs suffrage and prohibition.
Social Gospel movement
The Social Gospel movement was a Protestant Christian intellectual movement that took place in the late 19th century and early 20th century. This movement applied Christian ethics to social problems, especially justice, inequality, liquor, crime, racial tensions, slums, poor hygiene, child labor, and the danger of war. Two main leaders of this movement were Walter Rauschenbusch, a theologian for the Social Gospel, and Washington Gladden. These two leaders helped popularize the Social Gospel movement through books, lectures, and hymns.
The Social Gospel movement
both were led by social conservatives
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Social Gospel movement
It was a Christian Movement that focused on solving social problems.
both were led by social conservatives
To help improve working conditions and alleviate property Improving conditions for the working class