social gospel

American  

noun

Protestantism.

1. 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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Social Gospel Cultural  

1. 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).

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Etymology

Origin of social gospel

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

Stewart warned that the email “calls for an earthly savior, a strongman redeemer” even as it “appears to leave no room for recognizing the humanity of the political opposition, for loving thy neighbor, seeking understanding, and the social gospel. It’s ultimately about money; this is another fleecing operation.”

From Salon

He's described the social gospel as heretical.

From Salon

Many, if not most, American Christians see the social gospel as the gospel.

From Salon

The movement that emerged under those conditions came to be known as the "Social Gospel" for Protestants, which joined like-minded Protestant antecedents and the existing tradition of Catholic social teaching to uphold the ideals of human dignity and the common good.

From Salon

Marshall Turman, a Yale Divinity School professor, offered pointed critiques in her first book at what she deemed the inherent patriarchy of Morehouse’s social gospel justice tradition.

From Seattle Times