Christianity and the Social Crisis<\/em> was recently re-released to celebrate its 100th anniversary. The new edition contains responses to each chapter from academics and religious folk ranging from Jim Wallis to Phyllis Trible. A group of seminary students and I decided to write responses of our own to each of these sections over the next month or so. Keep an eye out for updates to this on-going discussion. We begin today with an introduction by Tripp Fuller, a recent graduate of Wake Forest University Divinity School.<\/p>\nThis is the 100th anniversary of Walter Rauschenbusch\u2019s Christianity and the Social Crisis<\/em>.\u00a0 In celebration of this magnum opus of America\u2019s greatest Baptist theologian a group of 21st century wannabe theologians are going to blog through Walter\u2019s ground breaking classic that woke up the church early in the twentieth in hope that we can find a path together that shares in Rauschenbusch\u2019s passion for God\u2019s justice taking root in the changing society we live in.<\/p>\nThis particular text was published first in 1907 and spent three years as the number one selling religious book in America behind the Bible.\u00a0 The commercial success was unexpected and Walter was surprised to find himself a household name when he returned form a trip to Germany.\u00a0 Rauschenbusch did not intend to write a book for the masses, but for a particular congregation he pastored in Hell\u2019s Kitchen of Manhattan.\u00a0 There he came to intimately know the underside of the social crisis and when he turned to scripture a prophetic fire was ignited in his heart, but found a home across the religious landscape of the nation.\u00a0 His message was simple but infinitely challenging, the kingdom is always but coming<\/em>.\u00a0 As we begin a new century there are new challenges that face the church, our social crises have become global crises and sadly it appears that many in the American church have silenced the prophetic fire Raueschenbusch and the Social Gospel movement gave us.\u00a0 Sure there were blind spots to be pointed out and new ones we share in this century the next century could use to dismiss us, but at least for a couple months in blogland we are going to sift through this classic with ears keen for words of renewal.<\/p>\nIf you are interested get a copy and join us.\u00a0 An Anniversary edition was just released with response articles by a variety of contemporary scholars and each post we make here will be about a particular chapter and the respondent.\u00a0 Up first is chapter one, \u201cThe Historical Roots of Christianity: The Hebrew Prophets\u201d with a response by Phyllis Trible.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/a>Walter Rauschenbusch\u2019s classic text, Christianity and the Social Crisis<\/em> was recently re-released to celebrate its 100th anniversary. The new edition contains responses to each chapter from academics and religious folk ranging from Jim Wallis to Phyllis Trible. A group of seminary students and I decided to write responses of our own to each of these sections over the next month or so. Keep an eye out for updates to this on-going discussion. We begin today with an introduction by Tripp Fuller, a recent graduate of Wake Forest University Divinity School.<\/p>\n