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Josiah Strong (April 14, 1847 – June 26, 1916) was an American Protestant clergyman, organizer, editor, and author. He was a leader of the Social Gospel movement, calling for social justice and combating social evils.
- Wrote Influential Book Our Country
- Developed Philosophies of Christian Socialism
- Further Reading
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Strong was born into an Illinois family with deep colonial roots. When he was five years old, Strong's family moved to Hudson, Ohio, and it was there that he spent the rest of his childhood. He attended Western ReserveCollege, graduating in 1869, and entered seminary school at Lane Theological Seminary. He was ordained two years later, shortly afte...
Our Country vaulted Strong into the national limelight and led to his appointment as secretary of a Protestant ecumenical agency known as the American Evangelical Alliance. In 1893 he published a second book, entitled The New Era, which enjoyed a similarly enthusiastic reception. In The New Era, which was translated into a number of different langu...
Pratt, Julius W., Expansionists of 1898,Peter Smith Co., 1952. Strong, Josiah, Our Country,American Home Missionary Society, 1885. □
Josiah Strong (1847-1916) was a prominent American clergyman and social reformer who advocated for Christian Socialism and American imperialism. He wrote influential books such as Our Country and The New Era, and founded the League for Social Service and the British Institute of Social Service.
Jul 28, 2009 · A study of the social philosophy of Josiah Strong, a leader in the movement for applied Christianity, provides an interesting illustration of the harmony of the social ideas of these two movements.
- Dorothea R. Muller
- 1959
Congregational minister and onetime home missionary Josiah Strong (1847–1916) is perhaps best known for his militant advocacy of American expansion. He was also, however, an early leader of the Social Gospel movement who urged the reform of society to cope with the problems of an industrial era.
- Paul R. Meyer
- 1973
Josiah Strong (1847–1916) was a Congregational minister who advocated for social reform in his book Our Country (1885). He also wrote about American history, politics, and culture in other works.
Josiah Strong was a Congregational minister and a leader of the Social Gospel movement who advocated American expansion and reform in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He expressed optimism and fear about the future of the Protestant Anglo-Saxon culture and its role in the world.
Jul 28, 2009 · The discussion sometimes comes down to questions of: “Josiah Strong, imperialist or humanitarian social Christian” or “Josiah Strong, nationalist or internationalist?” or (what is usually implied), “Josiah Strong,hero or villain?” Muller's articles are particularly given to this mode of analysis.
