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Christian democracy has drawn mainly from Catholic social teaching [3] [4] and neo-scholasticism, [5] [6] [7] as well as the Neo-Calvinist tradition within Christianity; [8] [9] it later gained ground with Lutherans and Pentecostals, [nb 1] among other denominational traditions of Christianity in various parts of the world.
Along these lines, various thinkers have argued for Christian communism, Christian socialism, Christian nationalism, Christian anarchism, Christian libertarianism, Christian democracy, the divine right of kings, or tsarist autocracy. Others believe that Christians should have little interest or participation in politics or government, or none ...
Christian socialism is a religious and political philosophy that blends Christianity and socialism, endorsing socialist economics on the basis of the Bible and the teachings of Jesus. [1] Many Christian socialists believe capitalism to be idolatrous and rooted in the sin of greed .
The underlying Christian democracy movement emerged in 19th-century Europe, largely under the influence of Catholic social teaching and Neo-Calvinist theology. [1] [2] Christian democracy continues to be influential in Europe and Latin America, though in a number of countries its Christian ethos has been diluted by secularisation.
Mercer University Professor David Gushee says today's political climate has caused many to abandon the church for the message in political rallies. Theologian: 'Reactionary' Christians are a ...
"The Arab Republic of Egypt is a Socialist Democratic State based on the alliance of the working forces of the people." The 2007 Amendments removed the mentioned of Egypt as a socialist state from Article One. [78] [79] [80] Socialism was still mentioned in the preamble and other sections, but fully removed following the 2011 revolution. [81 ...
Today in Dispatch Faith, U.K.-based journalist Katja Hoyer (who grew up in socialist East Germany) brings an analytical eye to how cultural Christianity persists in an ever-secularizing Europe ...
Some among the Christian left, [9] as well as some non-religious socialists, find support for anarchism, communism, and socialism in the Gospels, for example Mikhail Gorbachev citing Jesus as "the first socialist". [10] The Christian left is a broad category that includes Christian socialism, as well as Christians who would not identify ...