The Social Principles of JesusRauschenbusch, Walter
Religion
The Social Principles of Jesus
Rauschenbusch, Walter
Christian ethics; Christian sociology; Jesus Christ -- Teachings
2. Summarize Jesus’ teachings regarding wealth.
3. In what respects is his attitude different from the ordinary viewpoint
of the modern world?
4. Was Jesus opposed to the owning of farming tools or fishing smacks?
Where would he draw the line between honest earnings and dangerous wealth?
5. Was his teaching on wealth ascetic? Was it socialistic?
6. To what extent should we recognize his insight on this question as
authority for us?
III. _The Problem of Wealth in the Modern World_
I. Are the "master iniquities" of our age located in sex life, politics,
or business?
2. Distinguish between “property for use” and “property for power.”
3. What are the moral evils created by mass poverty? By aggregations of
wealthy families?
4. Why has the modern world set aside Jesus’ teachings about wealth? To
what extent have we substituted a better understanding of the social value
of property? How far should we be satisfied with our present adjustment of
the property question?
5. What methods of money making are condemned by the common sentiment of
the Church? Is there anything which ought to be included in this
condemnation? If so, what?
IV. _The Christian Attitude Toward Property and Wealth Under Modern
Conditions_
1. At what point does the amassing of private property become contrary to
the principles of Jesus?
2. What legalized property rights are antagonistic to Jesus’ principles?
3. How can society accumulate wealth without the injustice and social
divisions which now accompany the amassing of private fortunes?
4. If a man has an invested income, has he the right to live a life of
leisure? When is it right to be a non-producer?
5. How rich has a Christian a right to be? In a Christian society what is
the minimum limit of income?
6. Would economic democracy eliminate or enforce the doctrine of
stewardship?
7. How can we pluck the sting of sin out of private property?
V. _For Special Discussion_
1. Are millionaires a symptom of social disease or a triumph of
civilization?
2. Should social science reckon with the influence of wealth on personal
character?
3. What moral conviction is expressed in the condemnation of usurious
interest and of rack-rent? Should excessive profit be included?
4. How could industry be financed if there were no wealthy investors with
accumulations?
5. When is a college student a parasite?
6. If college communities had less money would they breed better men and
women?
7. How have the successes of predatory finance affected the outlook and
morality of college students?
Chapter IX. The Social Test Of Religion
_Religion Must be Socially Efficient_
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