A Social Gospel / The Haves and the Have-Nots / Ecumenism

Those who, in our day, favor a social gospel are becoming increasingly dissatisfied with the church institute. To the extent that they see the church's calling in terms of social action, they plead that the institute be abandoned. This is easily understandable. It is not enough, quite obviously, to preach social reform from the pulpits of the churches. Words without deeds mean very little. In fact, the preaching of social action from the pulpit can do very little else but continue to insulate...