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Title: The Social Principles of Jesus

Author: Walter Rauschenbusch

Release Date: September 5, 2009 [Ebook #29912]

Language: English

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***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE SOCIAL PRINCIPLES OF JESUS***

College Voluntary Study Courses

Fourth Year--Part 1

The Social Principles Of Jesus

By

Walter Rauschenbusch

Professor of Church History, Rochester Theological Seminary

Written under the Direction of Sub-Committee on College Courses, Sunday
School Council of Evangelical Denominations, and Committee on Voluntary
Study, Council of North American Student Movements

The Woman's Press

600 Lexington Avenue

New York City

1917

Copyright, 1916, by

The International Committee of Young Men's Christian Associations

Entered at Stationers' Hall, London, 1916

All Rights Reserved

CONTENTS

Introduction
Part I. The Axiomatic Social Convictions Of Jesus
Chapter I. The Value Of Life
Chapter II. The Solidarity Of The Human Family
Chapter III. Standing With The People
Part II. The Social Ideal Of Jesus
Chapter IV. The Kingdom Of God: Its Values
Chapter V. The Kingdom Of God: Its Tasks
Chapter VI. A New Age And New Standards
Part III. The Recalcitrant Social Forces
Chapter VII. Leadership For Service
Chapter VIII. Private Property And The Common Good
Chapter IX. The Social Test Of Religion
Part IV. Conquest By Conflict
Chapter X. The Conflict With Evil
Chapter XI. The Cross As A Social Principle
Chapter XII. A Review And A Challenge
Footnotes

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