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Christianity and the Social Crisis in the 21st Century: The Classic That Woke Up the Church

by Walter Rauschenbusch

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Publisher Comments:

First published in 1907, Christianity and the Social Crisis outsold every other religious volume for three years and then became a mainstay for Christians and other religious people seriously interested in social justice, inspiring leaders such as Reinhold and Richard Niebuhr, Martin Luther King Jr., Mahatma Gandhi, and Bishop Desmond Tutu. Christianity and the Social Crisis in the 21st Century brings this classic to a new generation with the addition of new essays by leading religious thinkers who have continued the legacy of Walter Rauschenbusch and the Social Gospel Movement:

  • Phyllis Trible responding to "The Historical Roots of Christianity"

  • Tony Campolo responding to "The Social Aims of Jesus"

  • Joan Chittister responding to "The Social Impetus of Primitive Christianity"

  • Stanley Hauerwas responding to "Why Has Christianity Never Undertaken the Work of Social Reconstruction?"

  • Cornel West responding to "The Present Crisis"

  • James A. Forbes Jr. responding to "The Stake of the Church in the Social Movement"

  • Jim Wallis responding to "What to Do"

Synopsis:

On the 100th anniversary of its publication, leading public theologians respond to the enduring relevance of this classic of faith and politics.

Synopsis:

First published in 1907, this book became the mainstay for Christians and other religious people seriously interested in social justice. New essays by leading public theologians are included in this modern edition.
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About the Author

Walter Rauschenbusch (1861-1918) was the leading proponent of the Social Gospel Movement whose mission was to reform society to meet the social needs of the poor through the ministrations of the institutional church. PBS recently called him "one of the most influential American religious leaders of the last 100 years."
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780060890278
Subtitle:
The Classic That Woke Up the Church
Author:
Rauschenbusch, Walter
Author:
by Walter Rauschenbusch
Publisher:
HarperOne
Subject:
Social ethics
Subject:
Church and social problems
Subject:
Religion, Politics & State
Subject:
Christian Life - General
Subject:
Christian Theology - Ethics
Subject:
Christian Life - Social Issues
Subject:
Christian sociology
Publication Date:
August 2007
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
376
Dimensions:
9.26x6.34x1.25 in. 1.38 lbs.
Age Level:
18-UP
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