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| − | The '''Federal Council of Churches''' was a prominent cooperative of churches, formed in 1908, at the height<ref>{{cite book|url= | + | The '''Federal Council of Churches''' was a prominent cooperative of churches, formed in 1908, at the height<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y5rZw3B4pw0C&pg=PA290|title=The Social Gospel: Religion and Reform in Changing America|date=1976|publisher=Temple University Press}}</ref> of the [[Social Gospel]] movement.<ref>[http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Social_Gospel.aspx Social Gospel facts, information, and pictures]</ref> The council was at the fore-front of left wing Christianity, fighting against the [[Wealth redistribution|unequal distribution of wealth]] and working toward [[Industrial Democracy]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=n3_QAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA63 Quadrennial Report, Volume 5]</ref> |
It merged in 1950 with other organizations to become the [[National Council of Churches]]. | It merged in 1950 with other organizations to become the [[National Council of Churches]]. | ||
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| + | Early on, [[Harry F. Ward]], a prominent communist and later president of the [[ACLU]], was the council's secretary.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=tHcAAAAAMAAJ The Social Creed of the Churches], by Harry F. Ward</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
* [http://www.jstor.org/stable/42973968?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents Internationalizing the Social Gospel: The Federal Council of Churches and European Protestantism, 1914-1925] | * [http://www.jstor.org/stable/42973968?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents Internationalizing the Social Gospel: The Federal Council of Churches and European Protestantism, 1914-1925] | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:41, May 2, 2019
The Federal Council of Churches was a prominent cooperative of churches, formed in 1908, at the height[1] of the Social Gospel movement.[2] The council was at the fore-front of left wing Christianity, fighting against the unequal distribution of wealth and working toward Industrial Democracy.[3]
It merged in 1950 with other organizations to become the National Council of Churches.
Early on, Harry F. Ward, a prominent communist and later president of the ACLU, was the council's secretary.[4]
References
- ↑ (1976) The Social Gospel: Religion and Reform in Changing America. Temple University Press.
- ↑ Social Gospel facts, information, and pictures
- ↑ Quadrennial Report, Volume 5
- ↑ The Social Creed of the Churches, by Harry F. Ward