Freedom Upheld: the Civil Liberties Stance of The Christian Century Between the Wars

Across the landscape of liberal journalism which flourished between the two world wars, The Christian Century stands out as a salient eminence. Conveniently identified as a non-denominational magazine of religious thought, the Century also maintained a lively interest in the problems of civil libert...

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Published in:Church history 1968-06, Vol.37 (2), p.174-194
Main Author: Hefley, J. Theodore
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African American culture
African Americans
Christianity
Civil liberties
Communism
Democracy
Freedom of speech
Liberalism
Movies
Pacifism
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Summary:Across the landscape of liberal journalism which flourished between the two world wars, The Christian Century stands out as a salient eminence. Conveniently identified as a non-denominational magazine of religious thought, the Century also maintained a lively interest in the problems of civil liberties, political theory, constitutional change, the tactics of parties, the place of leadership in politics, and the problems of state and local administration. It was awake to many of the evils of American society since its thinking lay in the main stream of the muckraking-progressive tradition. Finally, it was interested, especially in the thirties, in policies and candidates. Indeed during the depression decade it became as much a political and social journal as a religious one.
ISSN:0009-6407
1755-2613
DOI:10.2307/3162596