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The '''Social Gospel''' movement was a [[Protestant]] intellectual movement that was most prominent during the the time period of 1880-1940 in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]], during the [[Third Great Awakening]].  It applied [[Christian]] principles to social problems, especially poverty, inequality, liquor, crime, racial tensions, slums, bad hygiene, poor schools, and the danger of war. Theologically, the Social Gospel leaders were energized by the [[Third Great Awakening]] and were overwhelmingly "[[Post-Millenialism|post-millennialist]]." That is they believed the Second Coming of Jesus Christ could not happen until humankind rid itself of social evils by human effort. For the most part, they rejected pre-millennialist theology (which was predominant in the South and among Fundamentalists), according to which the Second Coming of Christ was imminent, and Christians should devote their energies to preparing for it rather than addressing the issue of social evils. While many of the leaders of the Social Gospel openly opposed [[socialism]], several of the most prominent leaders were ardent believers in [[Christian Socialism]].

The '''Social Gospel''' movement was a [[Protestant]] intellectual movement that was most prominent during the the time period of 1880-1940 in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]], during the [[Third Great Awakening]].  It applied [[Christian]] principles to social problems, especially poverty, inequality, liquor, crime, racial tensions, slums, bad hygiene, poor schools, and the danger of war. Theologically, the Social Gospel leaders were energized by the [[Third Great Awakening]] and were overwhelmingly "[[Post-Millenialism|post-millennialist]]." That is they believed the Second Coming of Jesus Christ could not happen until humankind rid itself of social evils by human effort. For the most part, they rejected pre-millennialist theology (which was predominant in the South and among Fundamentalists), according to which the Second Coming of Christ was imminent, and Christians should devote their energies to preparing for it rather than addressing the issue of social evils. While many of the leaders of the Social Gospel openly opposed the full [[socialism|socialist doctrine]], they were generally inclined to favor bigger government, the rights of labor, and a number of socialist ideas.<ref>[https://spider.georgetowncollege.edu/htallant/courses/his338/students/kpotter/theology.htm Social Gospel Theology]</ref> Several of the most prominent leaders were ardent and outspoken believers in [[Christian Socialism]].

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