by Peter James | Nov 29, 2024 | Walter Rauschenbusch
The Social Gospel movement in America emerged in the late nineteenth century in the wake of rising urban industrialization. Preachers and revivalists continued to rail against the social vices of drinking, smoking, and extramarital sex, but now, a new cadre of...
by Peter James | Sep 4, 2023 | Walter Rauschenbusch
I associate Hell’s Kitchen with a cooking show. It’s also a chain of restaurants. But did you know Hell’s Kitchen was a real place? Davy Crockett (who knew?) coined the phrase in connection with a New York City slum. Walter Rauschenbusch (1861-1918)...
