The Social Gospel in American Religion: A History

Abstract

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. "A Perfect Man in a Perfect Society": The Emergence of the Social Gospel in Nineteenth-Century America -- 2. Interpreting the "Golden Rule": Turn-of-the Century Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish Reformers -- 3. Kingdom Coming: The Social Gospel and the "Social Awakening" in the Early Twentieth Century -- 4. "The Church Stands For . . .": Institutionalizing the Social Gospel -- 5. "Since Rauschenbusch-What?" The Social Gospel between the World Wars -- 6. Achieving the "Beloved Community": Civil Rights, Vietnam, and the Twilight of the Social Gospel -- 7. An Evangelical Social Gospel? The Christian Right and Progressive Evangelicalism -- Conclusion: The Social Gospel in American History -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author