Walter Rauschenbusch
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The Social Gospel movement in the US during the late 19th century was one of the most powerful movements in the history of the US and is based on applying Christian principles to social problems.
reconstructing America society
Reconstructing American society.
Josiah Strong was born in 1847 and died in 1916. He was a Protestant pastor who came to lead a new movement called the Social Gospel.
Rauschenbusch believed that evil in the world was a result of big bodies like political institutions and that evil in individuals came about as a result of this. He believed that a way to combat this was to destroy political corruption which was a major focus of the Progressive movement.