The Social Gospel
Throughout the history of America, Christianity has had a noticeable impact. While other religions have left their own mark, Christianity has had probably the largest. One of the greatest movements to come out of American Christendom has been what is called the Social Gospel Movement . With the advent of industrialization in the late 19th century, American city populations expanded rapidly. With this rapid expansion also came rapid changes in life. Suddenly, human beings were living in cramped, dark conditions. Disease and crime were rampant in these locations and poverty effected many. Picture depicting the unsanitary living conditions of the industrial revolution From this struggle of the common man came the Social Gospel Movement. This movement was spear headed by Protestant ministers at the time who interpreted the Kingdom of God as requiring social work to help their fellow man. Authors like Walter Rauschenbusch and Charles Monroe Sheldon wrote great...