The Social Gospel and Socialism: A Comparison of the Thought of Francis Greenwood Peabody, Washington Gladden, and Walter Rauschenbusch
For American Protestants who were sensitive to the profound social disruptions associated with rapid industrialization and urbanization in the late nineteenth century, the twin discoveries of the “alienation” of the working class from Protestant churches and of a rising and vibrant socialist movement caused much consternation and anxious soul-searching. Socialism offered not only a radical critique of American political and economic institutions; it also offered the zeal, symbols, and sense of participation in a world-transforming cause often associated with Christianity itself. The religious alienation of the working class and the appeal of socialism were often causally linked in the minds of socially-conscious Protestant leaders.
The Papers of Eugene V. Debs: A Review Essay
Born in Terre Haute in 1855, Eugene Victor Debs is one of Indiana's best known, but least appreciated, native sons. Like his fellow Terre Hautean, Theodore Dreiser, Debs the socialist has been something of an embarrassment to many Hoosiers, but as he becomes more and more of a historical figure and less of a living reality?he died nearly sixty years ago?this attitude seems to be on the wane. With the publication of Nick Salvatore's Ban croft-prize-winning biography in 1982 and the appearance of the microfilm edition of The Papers of Eugene V. Debs the following year, a revival of interest in the Indiana socialist appears to be underway. The son of Jean Daniel and Marguerite Marie Bettrich Debs, both immigrants from the Alsace, Gene left school at the age of fourteen to work on the railroads, first as a painter and later as a fireman. Even after his brief career on the rails?it lasted only five years?he remained active in the Vigo Lodge of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, rising rapidly to become national secre tary and editor of its magazine. Debs began his career as a conservative trade unionist, taking a dim view of strikes and cultivating worker-management co
Addiction‐Specific CACREP Standards in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Programs: How Are They Met?
In 2009, the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) included training standards specific to addiction for clinical mental health counseling programs. This study surveyed CACREP-accredited program coordinators to determine how addiction-specific standards were addressed.