social gospel
a movement in America, chiefly in the early part of the 20th century, stressing the social teachings of Jesus and their applicability to public life.
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How to use social gospel in a sentence
And its mean-hearted message, in my opinion, has corrupted the social gospel.
Instead he has emphasized core elements of the social gospel like combatting poverty and ministering to the sick and downtrodden.
Its faith, put into practice as a social gospel, had been freed of the offensive things that had antagonized the world.
Under the Prophet in Utah | Frank J. Cannon and Harvey J. O'HigginsHaving lost the old Gospel, the men of the cloth became eager exponents of the “social gospel” of that day.
Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark | Jens Christian AabergSome of his addresses on social matters have been published under the heading “Essays on the social gospel” .
My point is that all revolutionary propaganda is "social gospel."
The Behavior of Crowds | Everett Dean MartinI only know that I believe in you–you are my faith; you are my social gospel.
In the Heart of a Fool | William Allen White
Cultural definitions for Social Gospel
A religious movement that arose in the United States in the late nineteenth century with the goal of making the Christian churches more responsive to social problems, such as poverty and prostitution. Leaders of the movement argued that Jesus' message was as much about social reform as about individual approaches to salvation (see also salvation).
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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