The social upheavals of the twentieth century have elicited the
gamut of responses from organized religion. The "social gospel" in
northern Protestant circles was a response to ills from rapid
industrialization, and its activism rested upon a liberal theology
critical of conventional Protestantism. The "social Christianity"
that developed in the more rural South, on the other hand, was
deeply rooted in theological conservatism, and it justified its
call for social action with the Bible. In Texas, the responses of
Southern Baptists to social problems have ranged from an emphasis
on individual sin to a growing awareness of the social imperatives
of Christianity. Since 1950 Texas Baptists have led the Southern
Baptists Convention in applying the "good news" to daily life. The
personalities that brought social awareness to Texas
Baptists--Joseph M. Dawson, T. B. Maston, Acker C. Miller, Foy
Valentine, Jimmy Allen, James Dunn--saw no contradiction between
evangelism and social Christianity. The influence of these men and
others and their direct efforts were the force behind the Christian
Life Commission. This highly readable history of the development of
social thinking among Texas Baptists reflects the author's careful
use of oral memoirs and personal interviews. It highlights one
denomination's effect on history and its response to changing
social conditions in the New South.
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