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

But this sporting evangelism, which dates back at least as far as Thomas Hughes’ Christian socialism of the 19th century and is propagated most loudly by the International Olympic Committee and Fifa, can only stretch so far before it looks silly.

From The Guardian

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

It has a strong sense that politics is a struggle between right and wrong, and that love and work are more important than economic reward” Blue Labour preaches a complex gospel, rooted in Christian socialism, urging greater understanding of Labour's working class roots and lost supporters - and their small 'c' conservatism - while rejecting big state solutions in favour of community co-operation.

From BBC

Another is the communitarian ethos embodied in Scottish philosophy and theology, Professor Craig added, citing John Macmurray, the 20th-century philosopher whose Christian socialism was said to have inspired former Prime Minister Tony Blair, who led the Labour Party to victory in three national elections in the 1990s and 2000s.

From New York Times

He was the parent of the scheme of "Christian socialism," which sprang into existence more than twenty years ago and is bearing fruit still—a scheme to set on foot coöperative associations among working men on sound and progressive principles; to help the working men by advances of capital, in order that they might thus be enabled to help themselves.

From Project Gutenberg