Socialist Churches

Author : Catriona Kelly
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 150175758X
Total Pages : 435 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Socialist Churches written by Catriona Kelly and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Russia, legislation on the separation of church and state in early 1918 marginalized religious faith and raised pressing questions about what was to be done with church buildings. While associated with suspect beliefs, they were also regarded as structures with potential practical uses, and some were considered works of art. This engaging study draws on religious anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, and history to explore the fate of these "socialist churches," showing how attitudes and practices related to them were shaped both by laws on the preservation of monuments and anti-religious measures. Advocates of preservation, while sincere in their desire to save the buildings, were indifferent, if not hostile, to their religious purpose. Believers, on the other hand, regarded preservation laws as irritants, except when they provided leverage for use of the buildings by church communities. The situation was eased by the growing rapprochement of the Orthodox Church and Soviet state organizations after 1943, but not fully resolved until the Soviet Union fell apart. Based on abundant archival documentation, Catriona Kelly's powerful narrative portrays the human tragedies and compromises, but also the remarkable achievements, of those who fought to preserve these important buildings over the course of seven decades of state atheism. Socialist Churches will appeal to specialists, students, and general readers interested in church history, the history of architecture, and Russian art, history, and cultural studies.

Author : Cort, John C.
Publisher : Orbis Books
ISBN 13 : 1608338207
Total Pages : 643 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Christian Socialism written by Cort, John C. and published by Orbis Books. This book was released on 2020-05-20 with total page 643 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This full-scale study of Christian socialism, from the beginnings of the Jewish-Christian tradition through the present day, argues that socialism, per se, is basically Christian"--

Author : Jacob Henry Dorn
Publisher : Praeger
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Socialism and Christianity in Early 20th Century America written by Jacob Henry Dorn and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1998-08-30 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite an anti-religious reputation and the anti-religious worldview of many members, the American Socialist movement held a primarily religious and moral attraction for a small but highly articulate group of American Christians of diverse religious tradition. This study explores the dramatic and at times dangerous lives of individuals who found in the vibrant, growing socialist movement before World War I the grounds for hope that the biblical ideals of human worth and economic justice would at last be fulfilled. Its subjects are male and female, black and white, native- and foreign-born, clergy and lay people, and products of Christian traditions ranging from African-American Baptist to Episcopalian. Readers will find not Milquetoasts standing hesitantly on the sidelines, but Christians with an unequivocal commitment to the complete socialist program who made major contributions to socialist work as authors, political candidates, and party leaders. Biographical chapters examine the interaction between their subjects' experiences amidst the suffering of an urban-industrial society and their religious commitments, the perspectives on the meaning of socialism they brought to their work for the Socialist Party of America, and their careers after war and the rise of communism shattered the socialist movement. These biographies and an introductory chapter on the wider relationships between religion and socialism in Progressive-era America demonstrate that Christians made quite substantial contributions to the party, and that, far from being a monolithic group, they spread out across the spectrum of socialist ideology and tactics. Other issues include attempts to spread socialism within the churches, the Socialist Party's debates over religion, Roman Catholic efforts to prevent Catholic workers' acceptance of socialism, and the ethical qualities that made socialism appealing to Christians.

Author : Stewart Duckworth Headlam
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.NH/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Socialist's Church written by Stewart Duckworth Headlam and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Quigley, Fran
Publisher : Orbis Books
ISBN 13 : 1608338983
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Religious Socialism written by Quigley, Fran and published by Orbis Books. This book was released on 2021-08-25 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A brief overview of the history of religious socialism, with profiles of living representatives from various faith traditions"--

Author : Conrad Noel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Socialism in Church History written by Conrad Noel and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Paul Tillich
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1620322919
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Socialist Decision written by Paul Tillich and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2012-05-16 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the Contributor(s): Paul Tillich (1886-1965), an early critic of Hitler, was barred from teaching in Germany in 1933. He emigrated to the United States, holding teaching positions at Union Theological Seminary, New York (1933-1955); Harvard Divinity School (1955-1962); and the University of Chicago Divinity School (1962-1965). Among his many books are Theology of Culture, Dynamics of Faith, and the three volumes of Systematic Theology.

Author : Percy Stickney Grant
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
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Download or read book Socialism and Christianity written by Percy Stickney Grant and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Chapman Cohen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Socialism and the Churches written by Chapman Cohen and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Lawrence W. Reed
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1684516617
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Was Jesus a Socialist? written by Lawrence W. Reed and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-08-22 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "If anyone was ever a socialist, it was Jesus."—Kelley Rose, Democratic Socialists of America Economist and historian Lawrence W. Reed has been hearing people say "Jesus was a socialist" for fifty years. And it has always bothered him. Now he is doing something about it. His new book demolishes the claim that Jesus was a socialist. Jesus called on earthly governments to redistribute wealth? Or centrally plan the economy? Or even impose a welfare state? Hardly. Point by point, Reed answers the claims of socialists and progressives who try to enlist Jesus in their causes. As he reveals, nothing in the New Testament supports their contentions. Was Jesus a Socialist? could not be more timely. Socialism has made a shocking comeback in America. Poll after poll shows that young Americans have a positive image of socialism. In fact, more than half say they would rather live in a socialist country than in a capitalist one. And as socialism has come back into vogue, more and more of its advocates have tried to convince us that Jesus was a socialist. This rhetoric has had an impact. According to a 2016 poll by the Barna Group, Americans think socialism aligns better with Jesus's teachings than capitalism does. When respondents were asked which of that year's presidential candidates aligned closest to Jesus's teachings, a self-proclaimed "democratic socialist" came out on top. Sure enough, the same candidate earned more primary votes from under-thirty voters than did the eventual Democratic and Republican nominees combined. And in a 2019 survey, more than 70 percent of millennials said they were likely to vote for a socialist. Was Jesus a Socialist? expands on the immensely popular video of the same name that Reed recorded for Prager University in July 2019. That video has attracted more than four million views online. Ultimately, Reed shows the foolishness of trying to enlist Jesus in any political cause today. He writes: "While I don't believe it is valid to claim that Jesus was a socialist, I also don't think it is valid to argue that he was a capitalist. Neither was he a Republican or a Democrat. These are modern-day terms, and to apply any of them to Jesus is to limit him to but a fraction of who he was and what he taught."