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Love Truce? Donate to help Chris make the show!\n\nWalter Rauscenbush published his classic book Christianity and the Social Crisis in 1907. It went on to become a defining work of the social gospel movement. We've spent a lot of time talking about the social gospel this season. That is because it has been identified by historians as the key movement that fundamentalists rebelled against. So we really should understand it, right?\nIn this episode, Chris takes us through highlights of this classic book in order to understand how the social gospel differed from evangelical Christianity. While it lifted up the necessity of doing good works, the social gospel often omitted salvation altogether. Contrast that to evangelical preachers like D.L. Moody who lived their lives with the sole purpose of evangelism.\nThis division between evangelicalism and liberal theologies led to the Great Reversal when theologically conservative Christians went from participating in public acts of goodwill to distancing themselves from it.\nBreakdown of points made from Christianity and the Social Crisis\n\nRauschenbush's thoughts on socialism (p152)\n\nTheories on prophets of the Old Testament creating Judaism - p3 - 5\n\nAmos and Jeremiah denied that God ever told them to sacrifice - p6\n\nMorality is the only thing God cares about - p6\n\nGod is interested in the morality of the nation over the individual - p11, 29\n\nThe Bible has been altered when it comes to the stories of Jesus - p62-63\n\nWealth is associated with the wicked in the Bible - p13\n\nJewish people distributed land in communistic ways - p14\n\nJohn the Baptist and Jesus both wanted to restore theocracy to Israel - p53\n\nRauschenbush's ideas about how industry chews people up - p370\n\nSocialism is inevitable - outside link page 153\n\n\nDiscussion Questions:\n\nWhat is Christianity?\n\nHow much of Christianity can you remove before it becomes something else?\n\nWhy are we so split between those of us who think of good works and those of us who think of salvation?\n\nWhat is the role of Christians in society?\n\nNow that you've decided on the role of Christians in society, how do you match up with your own expectations?\n\n\nSelect Sources:\n\nGoogle Books version of Christianity and the Social Crisis\n\n\n\nFundamentalism and American Culture by George Marsden\n\nMore on the ship of Theseus\n\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices