issues of social justice generally concerned advocates of the social gospel movement.
issues of social justice generally concerned advocates of the social gospel movement.
which issue generally concerned advocates of the social gospel movement?
issues of social justice
the progressive movement emerged in the 1890s and included intellectual reformers typified by sociologist lester frank ward and economist richard t. ely. they transformed victorian liberalism, retaining its commitment to civil liberties and individual rights while casting off its advocacy of "laissez-faire" economics. ward helped define what would become the modern welfare state after 1933. these often supported the growing working-class labor unions and sometimes even the socialists to their left. the social gospel movement was a protestant intellectual movement that helped shape liberalism especially from the 1890s to the 1920s. it applied christian ethics to social problems, especially issues of social justice such as economic inequality, poverty, alcoholism, crime, racial tensions, slums, unclean environment, child labor, inadequate labor unions, poor schools and the danger of war. lyndon b. johnson's parents were active in the social gospel and had a lifetime commitment to it, for he sought to transform social problems into moral problems. this helps explain his longtime commitment to social justice as exemplified by the great society and his commitment to racial equality. the social gospel explicitly inspired his foreign-policy approach to a sort of christian internationalism and nation building. in philosophy and education, john dewey was highly influential.
modern liberalism in the united states
in the late 19th century, many protestants were disgusted by the poverty level and the low quality of living in the slums. the social gospel movement provided a religious rationale for action to address those concerns. activists in the social gospel movement hoped that by public health measures as well as enforced schooling the poor could develop talents and skills, the quality of their moral lives would begin to improve. important concerns of the social gospel movement were labour reforms, such as abolishing child labour and regulating the hours of work by mothers. by 1920 they were crusading against the 12-hour day for workers at us steel.
social gospel