Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
Social Gospel
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Images
A young spinner in Yazoo City Abbott, Lyman
Read Next
Close up of a hand placing a ballot in a ballot box. Election vote voter voting
Have Any U.S. Presidents Decided Not to Run For a Second Term?
Washington, D.C. locator map.
What State Is Washington, D.C. In?
Candles Burning On Table In Church
What Is the Most Widely Practiced Religion in the World?
The United States Supreme Court building, Washington, D.C.
14 Questions About Government in the United States Answered
Bar graph of the United States Death Toll during major events. Infogram chart.
U.S. Death Toll During Major Events
Discover
Lusitania sinking, illustration from The War of the Nations (New York), December 31, 1919. World War I, WWI. This image is one of three on the page. (See source file for the other two.)
7 of the World’s Deadliest Shipwrecks
New Zealand. Political/Physical map. Includes locator.
Where Is “Old Zealand”?
Ahura Mazda - relief of the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda at the ancient ruins of Persepolis in Iran. Also known as Ormazd Zoroastrianism,
Which Religion Is the Oldest?
African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.
Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement
July, 2006, Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery STS-121. See attached for full caption information.
Will Light-Speed Space Travel Ever Be Possible?
Groups of depositors in front of the closed American Union Bank, New York City. April 26, 1932. Great Depression run on bank crowd
Causes of the Great Depression
Small, white rat (genus Rattus) on a glass table. (rodent, laboratory, experiment)
Cruel and Unusual Punishments: 15 Types of Torture

Social Gospel: Facts & Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/Social-Gospel
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Date 1870 - 1920
Location United States
Areas Of Involvement Christianity • labour • reform
Related People Walter Rauschenbusch • Edward Everett Hale • Charles Loring Brace • Washington Gladden • Lyman Abbott • Shailer Mathews

Photos

A young spinner in Yazoo City
Abbott, Lyman
See All Images →

Related Topics and References

Topics

Key People

Walter Rauschenbusch
American minister
Edward Everett Hale
Edward Everett Hale
American clergyman and writer
Brace, Charles Loring
Charles Loring Brace
American social worker
Gladden
Washington Gladden
United States minister
Lyman Abbott, 1901.
Lyman Abbott
American minister
Shailer Mathews
American religious leader