Christian social gospel

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Christian theological movement Protestant movement

The Christian social gospel is a Protestant movement that applies Christian ethics to social justice issues such as poverty, racism, and inequality, emphasizing collective reform as an expression of faith.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Social Gospel movement 2
Baptist social thought 1
Social Gospel 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian theological movement ⓘ
Protestant movement ⓘ
appliesTo social justice issues ⓘ
contrastsWith laissez-faire capitalism ⓘ
purely individualistic piety ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
developedInPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
emphasizes application of Christian ethics to society ⓘ
collective reform ⓘ
moral responsibility for social structures ⓘ
social reform as expression of faith ⓘ
ethicalBasis Sermon on the Mount ⓘ
teachings of Jesus ⓘ
focusesOn economic inequality ⓘ
industrialization problems ⓘ
labor conditions ⓘ
poverty ⓘ
racism ⓘ
urban poverty ⓘ
hasGoal democratization of society ⓘ
economic justice ⓘ
improvement of working conditions ⓘ
racial justice ⓘ
reduction of poverty ⓘ
reform of social institutions ⓘ
influenced Christian democratic thought ⓘ
Progressive Era reforms in the United States ⓘ
civil rights activism ⓘ
liberal Protestantism ⓘ
influencedBy Progressive Era reform ⓘ
industrialization ⓘ
labor movement ⓘ
rise of capitalism ⓘ
urbanization ⓘ
relatedTo Christian socialism ⓘ
liberation theology ⓘ
religiousTradition Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Protestantism
stresses corporate responsibility ⓘ
ethical activism ⓘ
structural causes of injustice ⓘ
supports labor rights ⓘ
public responsibility for the poor ⓘ
regulation of business ⓘ
social welfare legislation ⓘ
theologicalEmphasis Kingdom of God as social ideal ⓘ
realization of the Kingdom of God in history ⓘ
viewsReligionAs force for social change ⓘ
viewsSinAs both personal and social ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

SCLC → ideology → Christian social gospel ⓘ
American Protestantism → influencedBy → Christian social gospel ⓘ
this entity surface form: Social Gospel movement
Frederick T. Gates → influencedBy → Christian social gospel ⓘ
this entity surface form: Baptist social thought
Newer Ideals of Peace → influencedBy → Christian social gospel ⓘ
this entity surface form: social gospel
Progressive Era → influencedBy → Christian social gospel ⓘ
this entity surface form: Social Gospel movement
Richard T. Ely → movement → Christian social gospel ⓘ
this entity surface form: Social Gospel