Christian democracy
Christian democracy is a political ideology based on modern democratic ideas and traditional Christian values and Christian ethics. It came from influences of Catholic social teaching, as well as neo-Calvinism. in 19th-century Europe. It incorporates the social teachings espoused by Christian (Catholic, Lutheran, Reformed, and Pentecostal) traditions in various parts of the world. After World War II, Catholic and Protestant movements of neo-scholasticism and the Social Gospel, respectively, played a role in shaping Christian democracy. Adherents of the ideology are known as Christian democrats.