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A robust tradition of Christian Socialism in Utah developed and flourished in the first part of the twentieth century, playing an important part in the development and expression of radicalism in Utah. Part of a larger, nationwide movement in many American Protestant churches, the Christian Socialist movement was particularly strong in Utah, where dedicated Christian Socialist ministers were fierce advocates for the miners laboring in the Mountain States. ==Overview== The connections between socialism and Christianity began to be identified in America as early as 1859 and by the late 1880s the first American Christian Socialist organization, The Society of Christian Socialists, had formed. While the Christian Socialist movement in America crossed through many Protestant denominations and churches, it was most strongly associated with the Episcopal Church, both nationwide and in Utah. Drawing on the traditional doctrine of Christian Socialism, Utahn Christian Socialists preached a message that combined Marxism and the lessons of the Christian Gospels, promoting a vision of Christianity that valued cooperation, the welfare and needs of the community prioritized over the individual, concern and action for the poor, and advocation for equality in regards to power and wealth. In addition to trying to free the church from a Christianity they perceived as overly associated with a capitalism incompatible with the teachings of Jesus, Christian Socialists made it part of their mission to reach out to American workers dissatisfied with or outside of the American church. Religious unionists like William D. Mahon urged the church to return to its historical mission by joining with unions to fight "for the brotherhood of man, educating and teaching the people to free themselves from the thraldom of wage slavery, teaching the principles that every man is created free and equal, and has the rights to the products of his brain and brawn." There were Utah pastors and bishops who preached about Christian Socialism often in church and church and community organizations that were at least open to hearing the message, and often supportive of it. There was also open and lively debate in Utah about Christian Socialism between its supporters and critics. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Christian Socialism in Utah」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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