Trends and Tendencies of the Times

Authors

Arnold Guebert, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

11-1-1945

Document Type

Article

Keywords

capitalism, wealth, economic, socialism

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

We tum now to a discussion of trends in the social and economic field. It has become almost a habit to refer to our times as a period of crisis or transition. Writers on social subjects invariably predict great changes in the entire structure of our society. An English economist recently summed up the situation in this way: "It is my profound conviction that we are standing today at the turning point between two civilizations, one of those turning-points in history not unlike the first or second century, the Renaissance, or the 17th century in England. The transition from an individualistic to a collective state of society is at hand." ("Christianity and Social Revolution," p.177, quoted from The World Today, p 35.)

Disciplines

Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Guebert, Arnold (1945) "Trends and Tendencies of the Times," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 16, Article 69.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol16/iss1/69