| Christianity and the Social Crisis Revised Edition Contributor(s): Rauschenbusch, Walter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0664253210 ISBN-13: 9780664253219 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press OUR PRICE: $49.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1992 Annotation: A primary architect of the Social Gospel, a movement that responded to the changing social and industrial conditions in the U.S. during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, presents his prophetic interpretation of Jesus and the kingdom, understanding of troubling conditions that call the church to faithful witness, and to work toward meaningful political and economic reforms. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - Ethics - Religion | Religion, Politics & State |
| Dewey: 261.8 |
| LCCN: 91037542 |
| Physical Information: 1.17" H x 6.12" W x 9.02" (1.53 lbs) 468 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Walter Rauschenbusch was the primary architect of the Social Gospel, a movement that responded to the changing social and industrial conditions in the United States during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In this book, he presents his path-breaking and prophetic interpretation of Jesus and the kingdom and his understanding of troubling conditions that call the church to faithful witness and to work toward meaningful political and economic reforms. The Library of Theological Ethics series focuses on what it means to think theologically and ethically. It presents a selection of important and otherwise unavailable texts in easily accessible form. Volumes in this series will enable sustained dialogue with predecessors though reflection on classic works in the field. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rauschenbusch, Walter: - Walter Rauschenbusch (1861-1918) was a Christian theologian and Baptist minister, and a key figure in the Social Gospel movement in the United States. |
