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National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Taming the Octopus: Social Policy: Social Darwinism vs. Social Gospel

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Two Protestant clergymen discuss the morality of wealth: William Graham Sumner defends it and the practices that create it, while Walter Rauschenbusch questions its impact on society and calls for its Christianization.

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Concepts
laissez-faire, social darwinism
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nhc: taming the octopus: social policy: social darwinism vs. social gospel, social gospel, william graham sumner, social gospel movement
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)