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The Search for Social Salvation
Gary Scott Smith
其他書名
Social Christianity and America, 1880-1925
出版Lexington Books, 2000
主題History / United States / GeneralReligion / HistorySocial Science / Sociology of Religion
ISBN073910196X9780739101964
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=YC3Qn1ZyLUgC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋In their studies of social Christianity, scholars of American religion have devoted critical attention to a group of theologically liberal pastors, primarily in the Northeast. Gary Scott Smith attempts to paint a more complete picture of the movement. Smith's ambitious and thorough study amply demonstrates how social Christianity--which included blacks, women, Southerners, and Westerners--worked to solve industrial, political, and urban problems; reduce racial discrimination; increase the status of women; curb drunkenness and prostitution; strengthen the family; upgrade public schools; and raise the quality of public health. In his analysis of the available scholarship and case studies of individuals, organizations, and campaigns central to the movement, Smith makes a convincing case that social Christianity was the most widespread, long-lasting, and influential religious social reform movement in American history.