The Social Gospel

Guest Speaker Dr. Richard Hordern
Of all the reform movements arising out of the 19th century, arguably none had as extensive a reach as the Social Gospel. Faced with the new realities of urban overcrowding, grueling factory work, and grinding poverty, Christians in North America questioned whether their focus should be on the salvation of the individual or of society as a whole.
Dr. Richard Hordern is a retired professor of religious studies at Luther College on the University of Regina. His specialty area of research was liberation theology, especially Black Theology in the United States. Today, he gave an introduction to the early history of Social Gospel in Canada, the U.S. and England.