{"product_id":"9780061497261","title":"Christianity and the Social Crisis in the 21st Century : The Classic That Woke Up the Church","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eChristianity and the Social Crisis in the 21st Century\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Walter Rauschenbusch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 100th Anniversary Edition of the Classic That Changed the American Church Forever\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished at the beginning of the twentieth century, \u003cem\u003eChristianity and the Social Crisis\u003c\/em\u003e is the epoch-making book that dramatically expanded the church’s vision of how it could transform the world. The 100th anniversary edition updates this classic with new essays by leading preachers and theologians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“A book which left an indelible imprint on my thinking.”\u003cbr\u003eRepublication in this form is a forceful intervention in contemporary debates in American religion and politics.\u003cbr\u003eMany of the societal concerns and questions of 1907, e.g., his alarm over iner-city poverty, societal injustice, crime, and ineffectual government, are just as relevant today.\u003cbr\u003e“Skillfully fashioned and perfectly timed, [Rauschenbusch’s] book was a supercharger for a movement . . . and set a new standard for political theology. Rightly viewed from the beginning as the greatest statement of the social gospel movement.”\u003cbr\u003eIn a 100th-anniversary edition, Paul Raushenbush, the author’s great-grandson, has reprinted the text with essays by Cornel West, the Rev. Jim Wallis and others to prove that one can be a dedicated Christian and a social reformer at the same time.\u003cbr\u003eRightly viewed from the beginning as the greatest statement of the social gospel movement . . . and set a new standard for political theology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780061497261\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41042422464718,"sku":"9780061497261","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780061497261.jpg?v=1647918036","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780061497261","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}