Walter Rauschenbusch’s Concern for Justice

Walter Rauschenbusch’s Concern for Justice

Observation of human suffering aroused Walter Rauschenbusch’s (1861–1918) deep concern for justice in American society. Justice became central to his understanding of Christianity. Nurtured in a middle-class professor’s home in the prosperous community of Rochester,...
Have Churches Pursued Justice for Laborers?

Have Churches Pursued Justice for Laborers?

Three major groups comprise the current American labor profile: the secure, the working poor and the unemployed. All three levels have been with us for a century and a half. The Gini Index reports income inequality is at its highest in 50 years. Capitalism has created...