Being immersed in a Christian environment for the last couple of years at Bryan College it has been difficult to see a different perspective on living a life for Christ that does not demonize socialism and endorse capitalism, until reading Christianity and the Social Crisis. Walter Rauschenbusch, the author, paints a picture of what it is to be politically liberal, yet religiously conservative on a scale that he calls the church to action by utilizing the influence it now has over the common people particularly pertaining to social justice matters.
According to www.ChristianityToday.com, Walter Rauschenbusch was a theologian as well as a Baptist pastor who also taught at Rochester Theological Seminary. Rauschenbusch’s church was located in an area in New York called “Hell’s Kitchen”, where he encountered and lived life with many people who were victims of …show more content…
Rauschenbusch’s book demands that as Christians, we pursue righteousness like God does. Furthermore, Rauschenbusch cited 15 other books within this piece and has scripture supporting what he is trying to portray, one of the most prominent and driving verses being Isaiah 1:17 Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow. He also gleaned from personal experience, working with those who are oppressed, widowed and/or are otherwise in need of justice, which adds a great deal of personal conviction into the writing. Reading this book with an open mind starts to eliminate the impossibility of at least wanting this type of society, therefore there are not any glaring contradictions in the Christian faith pertaining to this concept. The only issue I really came across was Rauschenbusch implying the incompleteness of the
According to www.ChristianityToday.com, Walter Rauschenbusch was a theologian as well as a Baptist pastor who also taught at Rochester Theological Seminary. Rauschenbusch’s church was located in an area in New York called “Hell’s Kitchen”, where he encountered and lived life with many people who were victims of …show more content…
Rauschenbusch’s book demands that as Christians, we pursue righteousness like God does. Furthermore, Rauschenbusch cited 15 other books within this piece and has scripture supporting what he is trying to portray, one of the most prominent and driving verses being Isaiah 1:17 Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow. He also gleaned from personal experience, working with those who are oppressed, widowed and/or are otherwise in need of justice, which adds a great deal of personal conviction into the writing. Reading this book with an open mind starts to eliminate the impossibility of at least wanting this type of society, therefore there are not any glaring contradictions in the Christian faith pertaining to this concept. The only issue I really came across was Rauschenbusch implying the incompleteness of the