Dare We Be Christians (1914)
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (877 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01CAOVUWA |
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| Number of Pages | : | 566 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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Walter Rauschenbusch (1861-1918) was the leading proponent of the Social Gospel Movement whose mission was to reform society to meet the social needs of the poor through the ministrations of the institutional church. PBS recently called him "one of the most influential American religious leaders of the last 100 years."
Men in high places openly scoff at the Sermon on the Mount, ridicule the “other cheeker’s” scorn, the “impractical idealists” who dare believe the principles of the Christian religion form a worthy guide for this life. We say a man must live, and to live he must do what he finds necessary to do that he may keep his life here and provide for it, even if in so doing he violate some of his ideals. But what of the challenge? Dare we be Christians? Dare we go ahead with the purpose to consciously organize our life upon an openly Christian basis? Are the ideals of our faith worthy to be followed in the organization and conduct of our life? These are searching questions indeed. The question which the book asks is answerable in the affirmative, but to be so answered will require a great and vital change in the thought and action of present-day society—a change, however, that is bound to come whether we agree with Prof. He points
Reading Rauschenbusch Will Transform Your Life by Re-aligning Your Thinking Walter Rauschenbusch has influenced my thinking in a profound way, and anything by him is worth having. My thinking on Jesus' view of the meaning of the Kingdom of God has never been the same since I first read Rauschenbusch in the 1990's. The average evangelical Chr. tea baggers will hate this! A real and positive expose on just how "socialist" the gospels of Jesus REALLY IS.If you believe in helping out others, and contributing positively to your society, this will be wonderful for you.If you hate people, want them to "PAY", and are into retaliation, reven
PBS recently called him "one of the most influential American religious leaders of the last 100 years." . About the AuthorWalter Rauschenbusch (1861-1918) was the leading proponent of the Social Gospel Movement whose mission was to reform society to meet the social needs of the poor through the ministrations of the institutional church