Le Nouveau Christianisme

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Le Nouveau Christianisme is a seminal 1825 work by Henri de Saint-Simon that outlines his vision of a socially oriented, rational Christianity aimed at reorganizing society around the welfare of the poorest classes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
philosophical work
religious treatise
advocates a rational form of Christianity
a socially oriented Christianity
aimsTo provide a moral foundation for industrial society
reconcile Christianity with modern industrial society
associatedWith Saint-Simonianism
author Henri de Saint-Simon
countryOfOrigin France
criticizes selfish individualism
traditional hierarchical church structures
emphasizes the moral duty to improve the condition of the poorest classes
ethicalPrinciple society should be organized for the benefit of the most numerous and most poor
form prose treatise
genre religious philosophy
social philosophy
hasImpactOn 19th-century social reform movements
development of Christian socialism in Europe
historicalPeriod Restoration France
influenced French social Catholicism
early socialist thought
utopian socialism
keyConcept primacy of the interests of the poorest class
religion as an instrument of social progress
utility as a criterion of religious and social institutions
mainSubject Christianity
political philosophy
religious philosophy
social justice
social reform
notableFor early articulation of Christian socialist ideas
linking religion, industry, and social organization
originalLanguage French
philosophicalTradition Christian socialism
socialism
proposes linking religious authority to social usefulness
reorganization of society around the welfare of the poorest
that institutions be judged by their contribution to the poorest
proposesRoleOfClergy guides of social and economic organization
publicationYear 1825
relatedMovement Saint-Simonian movement
relatedWorkOfAuthor Le Système industriel
surface form: Du système industriel

L’Industrie
viewsChristianityAs a doctrine of social improvement
a moral system oriented toward the common good

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Henri de Saint-Simon notableWork Le Nouveau Christianisme
de Rouvroy notableWork Le Nouveau Christianisme
subject surface form: Henri de Saint-Simon
this entity surface form: Nouveau Christianisme
L’Industrie relatedWork Le Nouveau Christianisme
this entity surface form: Nouveau Christianisme