Christian socialism
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Christian socialism is a political and theological movement that applies Christian ethical principles—especially concerns for social justice, equality, and the common good—to socialist economic and social policies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Christian socialism canonical | 14 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political ideology
ⓘ
social movement ⓘ theological movement ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Bible
ⓘ
Christian ethics ⓘ teachings of Jesus ⓘ |
| differsFrom |
Marxist socialism
ⓘ
atheist socialism ⓘ |
| emergedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| emergedInContext | Industrial Revolution ⓘ |
| emergedInRegion |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
continental Europe ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
community over individualism
ⓘ
cooperation over competition ⓘ ethical use of property ⓘ moral critique of capitalism ⓘ social responsibility of wealth ⓘ |
| hasCoreConcept |
common good
ⓘ
cooperation ⓘ economic equality ⓘ human dignity ⓘ preferential option for the poor ⓘ social justice ⓘ solidarity ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
alignment of economic structures with Christian values
ⓘ
promotion of social justice ⓘ protection of vulnerable groups ⓘ reduction of poverty ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Catholic social teaching
ⓘ
Catholic social teaching ⓘ
surface form:
Christian social teaching
Protestant social thought ⓘ democratic socialism ⓘ Christian social gospel ⓘ
surface form:
social gospel movement
utopian socialism ⓘ |
| opposes |
economic individualism
ⓘ
laissez-faire capitalism ⓘ social inequality ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Christian democracy
ⓘ
liberation theology ⓘ social democracy ⓘ Christian social gospel ⓘ
surface form:
social gospel
|
| supports |
progressive taxation
ⓘ
public ownership of key industries ⓘ redistribution of wealth ⓘ social housing ⓘ social insurance ⓘ trade unions ⓘ universal healthcare ⓘ welfare state ⓘ workers' rights ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.