The social upheavals of the twentieth century have elicited the gamut of responses from organized religion. The "social gospel" in northern Protestant circles was a response to ills from rapid industrialization, and its activism rested upon a liberal theology critical of conventional Protestantism. The "social Christianity" that developed in the more rural South, on the other hand, was deeply rooted in theological conservatism, and it justified its call for social action with the Bible. In Texas, the responses of Southern Baptists to social problems have ranged from an emphasis on individual...
The social upheavals of the twentieth century have elicited the gamut of responses from organized religion. The "social gospel" in northern Protestant...
Delving into such subjects as the separation of church and state in the United States, the domination of the state by religion in Iran, and the control of religion by the state in China, this survey illuminates cultural differences. This book gives a revealing look at the numerous relationships between religion and politics. In the Church of England, for example, the 26 most senior Anglican bishops have seats in the House of Lords.
Religion and Politics also includes biographical sketches of thinkers and doers whose careers intersected religion and politics in...
Delving into such subjects as the separation of church and state in the United States, the domination of the state by religion in Iran, and the con...
