Walter Rauschenbusch

Even Christians who are Democrats are abandoning the Social Gospel

By Ryan Burge — October 6, 2022
(RNS) — Survey data show that church attendance, not party, is more likely to determine how Christians view the kingdom.

Paul Raushenbush: ‘Christian nationalism is a threat to the American way of life’

By Yonat Shimron — July 22, 2022
(RNS) — The new leader of the Interfaith Alliance wants to fight for an America that is welcoming and inclusive of all faiths and no faith.

How Biden’s faith-based office has advanced his vow to heal the soul of the nation

By Chris Coons — February 14, 2022
(RNS) — The president’s belief in the power of faith led him to support the Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.

Robert Putnam thinks religion could play a role in healing divisions

By Yonat Shimron — November 24, 2020
(RNS) — The renowned political scientist and his co-author say the reforms enacted in response to the Social Gospel movement of the Progressive Era might provide a lesson.

From the black church to India: The theology of Martin Luther King Jr.

By Kimberly Winston — April 2, 2018
(RNS) — Montgomery. Albany. Birmingham. Selma. Washington, D.C. In each of these places King demonstrated an evolving theology.

The Christian social ethics project hits a wall

By David P. Gushee — March 13, 2017
What is needed in America today goes far beyond public-policy tinkering.

Thou shalt not speak alternative facts: religion and lying

By Kimberly Winston — February 16, 2017
(RNS) The three Abrahamic religions -- Judaism, Christianity and Islam -- weigh in on the spiritual and moral consequences of telling a whopper.

So now I am a pastor

By David P. Gushee — September 26, 2016
When I was 17, I felt called to be a pastor. Now I am one.

On avoiding manic-depressive Christian engagement with culture

By David P. Gushee — September 20, 2016
For faithful Christian witness regardless of circumstances and with a more humble reading of God's actions in history.
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