Scholarly Resources from Concordia Seminary

Article Title

Adolf Stőcker: A Christian Socialist Advocate of the "Free Folk Church."

Authors

Ronald L. Massanari, Alma College, Alma

Publication Date

11-1-1971

Document Type

Article

Keywords

christian, adolf stocker, faith, socialism, free folk church, germany, mission, berlin, evangelical, stoecker, weimar

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

The author discusses the importance of Adolf Stoecker’s understanding of the Gospel in sociopolitical terms as it affected the "free folk church" movement in 19th-century Germany.

Readers will note but perhaps not agree with Stőcker's design for the church's social ministry. Students of 19th-century Germany will remember with distaste Stőcker's and-Semitism.

Disciplines

History of Christianity

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Massanari, Ronald L. (1971) "Adolf Stőcker: A Christian Socialist Advocate of the "Free Folk Church."," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 42, Article 65.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol42/iss1/65