Rauschenbusch On Christianity

“Culture” means the ways in which people recognize themselves and interact with one another and their environment. When change is implemented into culture one seems to think of what will become different from what is already know. Whoever said that change would be a bad thing? In the 19th century, culture took a turn from where its origin was to where it was heading. Such like Christianity and Society, both of which that were inspirational and had characteristics that became new social awareness but were never abandoned. These both respond to the new and old stages of culture in the world. Christianity had similarities and differences during the time of the 1900s with many different theologians and artists. During this hard time, both functioned …show more content…
As a person with such knowledge of the “kingdom of God” also involving human affairs, Rauschenbusch stood firmly in the belief to build a nation on the pursuit of happiness both on a social and personal level. Rauschenbusch’s view on Christianity was a combination of evangicalpietism and German liberal theology. Because of his way on teaching and point of reason, I believe that Rauschenbusch presented many facts and insight on how the world had worked in the present time and what we should do as a country and nation to change it or change within our own culture. In the book Christianity and the Social Crisis (1907), Rauschenbusch speaks of the Social movement and how its affect on the world has helped the modern study of history and culture. “ We are to-day in the midst of a revolutionary epoch fully as thorough as that of the Renaissance and Reformation It is accompanied by a reinterpretation of nature and of history… The new present has created a new past. The French Revolution was the birth of modern democracy. And also of the modern school of history.”(Christianity 36) This new Revolution we see now is to help people with their oppressors and to grasp the livings of nature. I do believe that because of the transformation Rauschenbusch is trying to make here in our nation, we should agree with him that History comes before Metaphysics and without basis in …show more content…
Bonheoffer, during the years of the holocaust and World War II, believes that if the existence of the church is threatened, the state we not abide by the truth and ignore the Discipleship of a Christian. There should be a distinct separation of state and church. The job of the church should be able to change the heart of culture and provide an advocacy for the people. Its not the governments job to do the churches part and vice versa. The Germany Government, which is really controlled by the Nazi officials, would take away the foundations of Christianity and the religious groups. “Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, Communion without confession, absolution without personal confession. Cheap grace is grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ, living and incarnate.”(Bonheoffer 44) Cheap Grace is what the Germans have forced upon the church and it hadn’t brought anything but chaos to the