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The Liberal Protestant Tradition in America
Point form notes on the history of liberal Protestantism.
The Life and Times of the Prophet Vernon Johns: Father of the Civil Rights Movement
Online book by Dr. Patrick L. Cooney and Henry W. Powell examines the life of the liberal clergeyman and civil rights leader with an extensive look at liberal Christianity and its role in the social justice movements.
The Origins of the Social Gospel
Lecture notes from a course on "Religious Life in the United States" examining the origins, theology and impact of the social gospel movement.
The Prophetic Imperative: Social Gospel in Theory and Practice
Discussion guide to the book by Richard S. Gilbert. PDF format.
The Ram's Horn
Presenting texts and especially cartoons from The Ram's Horn, an interdenominational social gospel magazine of the 1890s in the United States.
The Reverend Henry Wallace
Paper by economics professor Richard E. Hattwick on the social gospel minister and agricultural reformer who was the grandfather of Vice President Henry A. Wallace.
The Social Gospel - Class Notes
Political perspective on the social gospel movement in early twentieth century America.
The Social Gospel in America
In the last quarter of the nineteenth century, under the influences of socialism, Darwinism, and scientific positivism, Christians began to re-examine their theology. Many theologians concluded that God works inside rather than outside the social system, that God works out his purposes within society.
The Social Gospel vs. Imperialism
Primary documents and other resources on the Social gospel movement and its participation in the organized anti-imperialist movement from the 1890s to World War I.
The Social Gospel--The Social Crusades
Lecture on the social gospel from a course on "Religious Life in the United States" examines the movement in the southern United States and the course of social gospel in the twentieth century.
