Union made: working people and the rise of social Christianity in Chicago
Heath W. Carter advances a bold new interpretation of the origins of American Social Christianity. While historians have often attributed the rise of the Social Gospel to middle-class ministers, seminary professors, and social reformers, this book places working people at the very centre of the stor...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2015
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| In: | Year: 2015 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Chicago
/ Worker
/ Ecclesiastical social work
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| Further subjects: | B
Labor movement
Illinois
Chicago
History
B Labor unions Religious aspects Christianity B Labor unions Illinois Chicago History B Labor movement Religious aspects Christianity B Christian Sociology Illinois Chicago History |
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Heath W. Carter advances a bold new interpretation of the origins of American Social Christianity. While historians have often attributed the rise of the Social Gospel to middle-class ministers, seminary professors, and social reformers, this book places working people at the very centre of the story. The major characters - blacksmiths, glove makers, teamsters, printers, and the like - have been mostly forgotten, but as Carter convincingly argues, their collective contribution to American Social Christianity was no less significant than that of Walter Rauschenbusch or Jane Addams. |
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| ISBN: | 019938598X |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199385959.001.0001 |