Social Gospel

culture and the way people communicated specifically during the 1980’s. The mindset of the people were changing in the direction of exercising there liberty in what they believed was right for their lives. Although the 1960’s progressed, widespread social tensions developed concerning things such as women’s rights, traditional modes of authority, and differing interpretations of the American dream. As the era unfolded, new cultural forms and subculture which celebrated experimentation of…

Graham was involved in the Fourth Great Awakening, which mainly took place through the years of 1960 and 1980 (press.uchicago.edu). Some still believe that we are currently living in the Fourth Awakening but, the bulk of the Christian challenging of social norms was solely between those 20 years. Some people have a tough time accepting the ideas of the Fourth Great Awakening as a true “awakening.” This is because the changes and outcomes of the awakening and the actions of the concerning…

Let us Pray… Day 1: For the world in which we live and breathe: pray that we would be wise and compassionate stewards of our Father’s World. Pray for Christians around the world: that together we will be faithful witnesses of the Gospel and the kingdom of God. Day 2: For our World: that our leaders may govern wisely, recognizing their need for God’s guidance and that as citizens we may live responsibly, seeking justice and righteousness, fulfilling the divine purpose of…

Many scholarly opinions have different opinions on when the Gospel was written. Ranging from the early sixties to the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70, are the most common held views. “Since Luke contains 350 verses of Mark is must have been written after Mark” (Summers 10). Furthermore, verses like Luke 19:43-44 give an indication of the disastrous Jewish-Roman war. Another reference found in Luke 21:20 gives a clear picture of the destruction of Jerusalem, factual knowledge that the author…

forever. The dangers of concentrated wealth can be found throughout many stories in the bible, especially in the gospels. Christian scholars view the gospel as the most important conversation between God and humans. In the gospel, we find the good news and the stories or sayings from Jesus’ life. The stories of Jesus’s dealings with the poor are numerous throughout the bible and the gospels. In one story from Mark, a man asked Jesus, “What must I do to inherit eternal life?”(Mark 10:17). This…

idea (Schultz, 2013). It began with the idea to clean up the cities of the nation. It sought to make changes to reduce poverty, create labor reform and improve housing conditions. Two important groups to this were women and the Social Gospel movement. The Social Gospel movement fought to end poverty and prostitution. Women fought for water sanitation, garbage collection and education for the poor. They fought to end violence against African Americans and for female suffrage. The first…

those outside of that family, and the power to correctly do so. In Pastor Timmothy Keller 's book, the meaning of Marriage, Pastor Keller says "Christian hope turns the church into something far more profound than a club or interest organization. Gospel beliefs and experience creates a bond between Christians that is stronger than any other connection, whether it be blood relationship or racial and national identity" To paraphrase deeper into kellers thoughts, deeply repenting and benifiting…

Onesimus to return to his master. where Paul testified, Onesimus became a Christian (Philemon 1:10). Paul wanted Philemon to accept Onesimus as a brother in Christ, and not merely as a slave but to come back to Philemon in order to help spread the gospel. Reading this letter, we can see the different perspective of slavery, race…

Christ's love and openness in hospitality (Elizondo 273, 277). "Wherever" indicates that those associated with Holy Cross are called to represent the "crossroads" of humanity and follow in the footsteps of Christ who came from the margins to destroy the social borders and demonstrates what it means to be a universal church (Elizondo 273 & 274). The statement, "whose lot we share," represents the calling of the men and women of Holy Cross…

late 1800’s in London England. In one word Mr. Booth describes The Salvation Army is about taking care of others (The Salvation Army, 2016). Prior to starting The Salvation Army, Mr. Booth was a preacher who roamed the roads of London to preach the Gospel to whomever would listen. Mr. Booth’s preached a message of hope and salvation to thieves, prostitutes and the poor. One day during a disagreement with the London church leaders Mr. Booth’s integrity of the message he was preaching was…