Social Christianity
Social Christianity is a social doctrine emerged in the nineteenth century, based on the humanism of Christianity (the man is the image of God, he is therefore entitled to dignity) opposed to economic liberalism of the time and social consequences of rapid industrialization.
The "Social Christianity" is the generic name that can be applied to the doctrines and social actions of all Christians:
- Catholics (see below).
- Protestants (see below).
- Orthodox.
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Protestantism office in France
In the late nineteenth century, pastors Protestants moved by the misery begin thinking about working for social justice. It was after the Paris Commune was born among the Protestant theological movement that is this new social Christianity. The industrial revolution has caused such misery in working class areas of cities that pastors are moved and began a theological reflection on social issues.
The social Catholicism in France
Social Catholicism is a doctrine that emerged after the French Revolution and the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, which aims to promote a social policy in accordance with the teachings of the Church, or even building a new society based on Christian humanism, as opposed to liberalism economy. The term "Social Catholicism" appears for the first time in 1890 but this current of thought is much older
Landmark Literature
- Blaser, Klauspeter, social Christianity. A theological and historical approach (Paris, Van Dieren Publisher , 2003)
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