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Line 46: − One of the sharpest critics was [[Neo-Orthodox]] theological [[Reinhold Niebuhr]], who in 1936 defined the assumptions of the Social Gospel in terms of six propositions:<ref>Niebuhr, "The Blindness of Liberalism," ''Radical Religion,'' (Autumn, 1936), quoted in ''Reinhold Niebuhr: His Religious, Social, and Political Thought. Volume: 2. Contributors: Charles W. Kegley and Robert W. Bretall, eds (1956). pp 130-131.</ref>+ + +
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==Criticism==
==Criticism==
Conservative evangelical Christians oppose the Social Gospel. They note that the Social Gospel downplays major doctrines including "sin, salvation, heaven and hell, and the future kingdom of God."<ref name="GotQuestions">[https://www.gotquestions.org/social-gospel.html What is the social gospel?] ''[[GotQuestions]]''. Retrieved December 28, 2017.</ref> While noting Christ's example and agreeing that Christians should help the poor, they note the example of Jesus in prioritizing spiritual matters.<ref name="GotQuestions"/>
Another sharp critic was [[Neo-Orthodox]] theologian [[Reinhold Niebuhr]], who in 1936 defined the assumptions of the Social Gospel in terms of six propositions:<ref>Niebuhr, "The Blindness of Liberalism," ''Radical Religion,'' (Autumn, 1936), quoted in ''Reinhold Niebuhr: His Religious, Social, and Political Thought. Volume: 2. Contributors: Charles W. Kegley and Robert W. Bretall, eds (1956). pp 130-131.</ref>
# That injustice is caused by ignorance and will yield to education and greater intelligence.
# That injustice is caused by ignorance and will yield to education and greater intelligence.