Christian Socialism

American  

[kris-chuhn soh-shuhl-iz-uhm] / ˈkrɪs tʃən ˈsoʊ ʃəlˌɪz əm /

noun

1. any of various political movements beginning in the 19th century and promoting a version of socialism founded on or informed by the social ethics of Christianity.

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Other Word Forms

• Christian Socialist
  noun

Example Sentences

She bought the Vallance Road building in 1926, and quickly converted it into a center for education, Christian Socialism and trade unionism.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2016

Christian Democracy began as a Christian Socialism and gradually moved towards center and right.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Christian Socialism" Having thus clearly stated his own, advanced social views, the Supreme Pontiff was ready to answer the question whether a Catholic can be a Socialist.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Christian Socialism," he wrote in the Communist Manifesto, "is but the holy water with which the priest consecrates the heart-burnings of the aristocrat."

From Time Magazine Archive

The secretary invited Amelius, in highly complimentary terms, to lecture, in the hall of the Institution, on Christian Socialism as taught and practised in the Community at Tadmor.

From The Fallen Leaves by Collins, Wilkie