Title: The social gospel : religion and reform in changing America /
Authors: White, Ronald C. 1939-; Hopkins, Charles Howard, 1905-; Hopkins, Charles Howard, 1905-
Publisher: Temple University Press,
Year: 1976
Subjects: Social gospel.; Christian sociology United States.
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.