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'''Josiah Strong''' (1847-1916) was an American Protestant clergyman, missionary leader and author. He was a leader of the [[Third Great Awakening]] and a founder of the [[Social Gospel]] movement that sought to apply Protestant religious principles to solve the social ills brought on by industrialization, urbanization and immigration. He served as General Secretary (1886-1898) of the Evangelical Alliance for the United States, a coalition of Protestant missionary groups. After being forced out he set up his own group, the League for Social Service (1898-1916), and edited its magazine ''The Gospel of the Kingdom''.
'''Josiah Strong''' (1847–1916) was an American Protestant clergyman, missionary leader and author. He was a leader of the [[Third Great Awakening]] and a founder of the [[Social Gospel]] movement that sought to apply Protestant religious principles to solve the social ills brought on by industrialization, urbanization and immigration. He served as General Secretary (1886–1898) of the Evangelical Alliance for the United States, a coalition of Protestant missionary groups. After being forced out he set up his own group, the League for Social Service (1898–1916), and edited its magazine ''The Gospel of the Kingdom''.
His most well-known and influential work was [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=11531335 ''Our Country: Its Possible Future and Its Present Crisis'' (1885)], intended to promote domestic missionary activity in the American West. Historians suggest it may have encouraged support for imperialistic American foreign policies among American Protestants. He pleaded as well for more missionary work in the nation's cities, and for reconciliation to end racial conflict. He was one of the first to warn that Protestants (most of whom lived in rural areas or small towns) were ignoring the problems of the cities and the working classes.
His most well-known and influential work was [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=11531335 ''Our Country: Its Possible Future and Its Present Crisis'' (1885)], intended to promote domestic missionary activity in the American West. Historians suggest it may have encouraged support for imperialistic American foreign policies among American Protestants. He pleaded as well for more missionary work in the nation's cities, and for reconciliation to end racial conflict. He was one of the first to warn that Protestants (most of whom lived in rural areas or small towns) were ignoring the problems of the cities and the working classes.
*Luker, Ralph E. ''The Social Gospel in Black and White: American Racial Reform, 1885-1912'' (1998).
*Luker, Ralph E. ''The Social Gospel in Black and White: American Racial Reform, 1885-1912'' (1998).
* Meyer, Paul R. "The Fear of Cultural Decline: Josiah Strong's Thought about Reform and Expansion," ''Church History,'' Vol. 42, No. 3 (Sep., 1973), pp. 396–405 [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0009-6407(197309)42%3A3%3C396%3ATFOCDJ%3E2.0.CO%3B2-F online at JSTOR]
* Meyer, Paul R. "The Fear of Cultural Decline: Josiah Strong's Thought about Reform and Expansion," ''Church History,'' Vol. 42, No. 3 (Sep., 1973), pp. 396–405 [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0009-6407(197309)42%3A3%3C396%3ATFOCDJ%3E2.0.CO%3B2-F online at JSTOR]
*Muller, Dorothea R. "Josiah Strong and American Nationalism: A Reevaluation," ''The Journal of American History'' 53 (Dec. 1966), 487-503, [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0021-8723(196612)53%3A3%3C487%3AJSAANA%3E2.0.CO%3B2-6 online at JSTOR]
*Muller, Dorothea R. "Josiah Strong and American Nationalism: A Reevaluation," ''The Journal of American History'' 53 (Dec. 1966), 487–503, [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0021-8723(196612)53%3A3%3C487%3AJSAANA%3E2.0.CO%3B2-6 online at JSTOR]
*Muller, Dorothea R. "The Social Philosophy of Josiah Strong: Social Christianity and American Progressivism," ''Church History'' 1959 v 28 #2 pp. 183–201. [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0009-6407(195906)28%3A2%3C183%3ATSPOJS%3E2.0.CO%3B2-J online at JSTOR]
*Muller, Dorothea R. "The Social Philosophy of Josiah Strong: Social Christianity and American Progressivism," ''Church History'' 1959 v 28 #2 pp. 183–201. [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0009-6407(195906)28%3A2%3C183%3ATSPOJS%3E2.0.CO%3B2-J online at JSTOR]