04075nam 2200685 450 991046100410332120200520144314.01-4426-3212-710.3138/9781442632127(CKB)3710000000421419(EBL)3432164(OCoLC)929153878(SSID)ssj0001539099(PQKBManifestationID)11860821(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001539099(PQKBWorkID)11531185(PQKB)11083546(MiAaPQ)EBC4669519(CEL)449985(OCoLC)914233177(CaBNVSL)thg00930811(DE-B1597)465780(OCoLC)944178806(DE-B1597)9781442632127(Au-PeEL)EBL4669519(CaPaEBR)ebr11256051(OCoLC)958511916(EXLCZ)99371000000042141920160916h19731973 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe new Christianity /Salem Goldworth Bland ; introduction by Richard AllenToronto, [Ontario] ;Buffalo, [New York] :University of Toronto Press,1973.©19731 online resource (120 p.)The Social history of Canada"The theology of the social gospel"--Cover."The original edition of the work appeared in 1920"--Title page verso.0-8020-1679-0 Frontmatter -- Introduction -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: The world-welter -- Chapter 1. The overflow of democracy -- Chapter 2. The overflow of brotherhood -- 3. A Labor Christianity -- Chapter 4. An American Christianity -- Chapter 5. The great Christianity -- Conclusion -- Backmatter This volume, a survey of the Canadian scene that urged various reforms, appeared shortly after the First World War. It was considered to be extremely radical in its proposals and implications at that time and had the distinction of being one of that rare breed of attempts to survey Canadian developments in terms of large principles of analysis or historical development. In The New Christianity, Salem Bland tried to place the unrest of the times in a large historical perspective and brought social, political, and economic developments into conjunction with main trends of religion in recent decades. His central theme was that the processes of industrial and social consolidation, the growth of organized labour, and the spread of sociological ideas spelled the end of the old order of capitalism and Protestantism which had dominated most of western Christendom for three centuries. Specifically, the primary impediment to full realization of democracy and brotherhood, Bland argued, was modern capitalism based on private property rights in industry and motivated by a competitive individualism. The second impediment to a new social order embodying the Christian spirit was the strong attachment of Christians to their traditions. The chief hope of the future lay in a marriage of labour Christianity and American Christianity that would unite with all other traditions in a worldwide ecumenical movement.Fifty years later, the reprinting of this book is important because it is an instructive study in how the highest traditions of Christianity came into radical conjunction with the currents of economic change, social reform, and political upheaval in Canada in the first decades of this century.Social history of Canada.Christian sociologyChurch and social problemsElectronic books.Christian sociology.Church and social problems.261/.8Bland Salem Goldworth1859-1950,910599Allen RichardMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461004103321The new Christianity2037962UNINA