In the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries,the "Social Gospel

question 24

Multiple Choice

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries,the "Social Gospel" was

• A) first described by Andrew Carnegie.
• B) a belief that God had chosen the rich to be rich and the poor to be poor.
• C) chiefly concerned with redeeming the nation's cities.
• D) intended to offer spiritual, not material, assistance to the poor.
• E) a reform movement guided by the American Catholic Church.

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