Term
Social Gospel
A liberal Protestant movement (1870–1918) seeking to Christianize society by applying biblical principles of justice to social and economic institutions.
Filed underChurch History
Definition
A movement from 1870 to 1918 among American liberal Protestants to Christianize society by applying the Biblical principles of love and justice to such institutions as the family, the state, and the economy — seeking to redeem corporate as well as individual life.
Sources
- 1.Jerald C. Brauer and B. A. Gerrish, ed. The Westminster Dictionary of Church History. (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971). 590Original citation: Brauer, Jerald C., and B. A. Gerrish, eds. The Westminster Dictionary of Church History. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971, 590.
Last revised August 14, 2026