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2. Socialism pre dates Carl Marx

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 12:23 PM

Apr 2018

There was John Francis Bray author of labor wrong and and labour's remedy 1809-1897 who Karl Marx quoted. There were Christian socialist such as Fredrick Maurice Denison 1805-1872 who authored the Kingdom of Christ. The 1st annual Christian socialist fellowship was held in Louisville in 1906. There was Paul Roberson's father William Drew Roberson 1844-1918 who was a former slave and a pastor of a Presbyterian Church. Also cannot forget about Francis Bellamy 1855-1931 who was a Christian socialist preacher who wrote our pledge of allegiance.

Karl Marx is not the father of socialism nor is socialism foreign to Christianity.

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Christianity, poverty, and socialism or communism. [View all] Tobin S. Apr 2018 OP

Actually, goes back to our founding... TreasonousBastard Apr 2018 #1

Socialism pre dates Carl Marx standingtall Apr 2018 #2

I think, like TB noted above, it's a very old idea. Tobin S. Apr 2018 #3

Was there a really a realistic pathway for socialism as a political force standingtall Apr 2018 #4

I'm talking larger scale stuff like social movements in the OP. Tobin S. Apr 2018 #5

Recommended. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #6

You might also try Fortinbras Armstrong Apr 2018 #7

Thanks. I'll check it out. Tobin S. Apr 2018 #9

Early attempts at Christian Socialism Liberal Insights Apr 2018 #8