The Social Principles of Jesus

About this eBook

Author

Rauschenbusch, Walter, 1861-1918

Language

English

LoC Class

BS: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: The Bible, Old and New Testament

Subject

Christian sociology

Category

Text

eBook-No.

29912

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29912

Release Date

September 5, 2009

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Contents — College Voluntary Study Courses — Introduction — Part I. The Axiomatic Social Convictions Of Jesus
2. 2.Chapter I. The Value Of Life — First Day: The Worth of a Child — Second Day: The Humanity of a Leper — Third Day: The Moral Quality of Contempt — Fourth Day: Bringing Back the Outcast — Fifth Day: The Problem of the Delinquents — Sixth Day: Going Beyond Justice — Seventh Day: The Courtesy of Jesus — Study for the Week — I — II — III — IV — Suggestions for Thought and Discussion
3. 3.Chapter II. The Solidarity Of The Human Family — First Day: The Social Impulse and the Law of Christ — Second Day: Jesus Craving Friendship — Third Day: Restoring Solidarity — Fourth Day: The Christian Intensification of Love — Fifth Day: Solidaristic Responsibility — Sixth Day: The Solidarity of the Generations — Seventh Day: Social Consciousness in the Lord's Prayer — Study for the Week — I — II — III — IV — Suggestions for Thought and Discussion
4. 4.Chapter III. Standing With The People — First Day: The Social Platform of Jesus — Second Day: The Social Test of the Messiah — Third Day: The Church, a Product of Social Feeling — Fourth Day: Jesus Took Sides — Fifth Day: Salvation through the Common People — Sixth Day: Jesus, a Man of the People — Seventh Day: The Final Test for All — Study for the Week — I — II — III — IV — V — Suggestions for Thought and Discussion — Part II. The Social Ideal Of Jesus
5. 5.Chapter IV. The Kingdom Of God: Its Values — First Day: The Main Chance — Second Day: The Master Fact — Third Day: Baptism and the New Order — Fourth Day: The Way to Happiness — Fifth Day: Sunny Religion — Sixth Day: The Poise of Expectancy — Seventh Day: The Coming Joys — Study for the Week — I — II — III — Suggestions for Thought and Discussion
6. 6.Chapter V. The Kingdom Of God: Its Tasks — First Day: The Kingdom of Hard Work — Second Day: The Call to Action — Third Day: The Futility of Talk — Fourth Day: This Camel Passed Through — Fifth Day: Will in Prayer — Sixth Day: Twelve against the Field — Seventh Day: Doing All, and Then Some — Study for the Week — I — II — III — IV — Suggestions for Thought and Discussion
7. 7.Chapter VI. A New Age And New Standards — First Day: Living up to the Old Standards — Second Day: Expanding the Area of Obligation — Third Day: Raising the Standards — Fourth Day: The Sins of Hate — Fifth Day: The Sins of Sex — Sixth Day: The Sins of Words — Seventh Day: The Sins of Strife — Study for the Week — I — II — III — IV — Suggestions for Thought and Discussion — Part III. The Recalcitrant Social Forces
8. 8.Chapter VII. Leadership For Service — First Day: The Trustee — Second Day: Preparing for the Use of Power — Third Day: The New Principle of Leadership — Fourth Day: The History of a Governing Class — Fifth Day: An Indictment of a Governing Class — Sixth Day: The Lost Leader — Seventh Day: The New Order of Leaders — Study for the Week — I — II — III — IV — V — Suggestions for Thought and Discussion
9. 9.Chapter VIII. Private Property And The Common Good — First Day: The Rival Interest — Second Day: The Accumulator — Third Day: Quit Grafting — Fourth Day: God versus Mammon — Fifth Day: The Divisive Influence of Riches — Sixth Day: Get a Plank for the Deluge — Seventh Day: Stranded on His Wealth — Study for the Week — I — II — III — Suggestions for Thought and Discussion
10. 10.Chapter IX. The Social Test Of Religion — First Day: Worship is not Enough — Second Day: The Test of Social Value — Third Day: Natural Duty above Artificial — Fourth Day: Religion Which Obscured Duty — Fifth Day: Religious Wonders and Social Realities — Sixth Day: When Religion Separates Men — Seventh Day: Be Useful or Die — Study for the Week — I — II — III — IV — Suggestions for Thought and Discussion — Part IV. Conquest By Conflict
11. 11.Chapter X. The Conflict With Evil — First Day: The Consciousness of Sin in the Lord's Prayer — Second Day: Evil Embodied in Character — Third Day: The Social Pressure of Evil — Fourth Day: Moral Laziness — Fifth Day: Satanic Frustration of Good — Sixth Day: The Irrepressible Conflict — Seventh Day: Militant Gentleness — Study for the Week — I — II — III — IV — Suggestions for Thought and Discussion
12. 12.Chapter XI. The Cross As A Social Principle — First Day: The Prophetic Succession — Second Day: The Suffering Servant of Jehovah — Third Day: A Contemporary Prophet — Fourth Day: Looking Forward to the Cross — Fifth Day: New Prophets to Follow — Sixth Day: The Cross for All — Seventh Day: The Consolations of the Prophet — Study for the Week — I — II — III — IV — V — Suggestions for Thought and Discussion
13. 13.Chapter XII. A Review And A Challenge — First Day: The Social Mission of Christians — Second Day: The Great Initiator of the Kingdom of God — Third Day: The Kingdom of Truth — Fourth Day: A Mental Transformation — Fifth Day: The Distinctive Contribution of Christ — Sixth Day: The Master of the Greatest Game — Seventh Day: The Beginning of the Greatest Movement in History — Study for the Week — I — II — III — IV — Suggestions for Thought and Discussion — Footnotes

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