Brotherhood of the Kingdom
- Brotherhood of the Kingdom
The Brotherhood of the Kingdom was a group of the leading thinkers and advocates of the Social Gospel, founded in 1892 by Walter Rauschenbusch and Leighton Williams. The group was non-denominational, consisting of authors, pastors and orators from a variety of Christian Protestant backgrounds.
First Meeting
The first meeting of the brotherhood took place in August, 1893 at the home of member Leighton Williams in Marlborough, New York. Meetings would continue annually until 1915 at this hill-top retreat, with members presenting papers, speeches and debates regarding the social gospel and how the coming kingdom of Jesus necessitated social advocacy on the part of the church.
Spirit and Aims of the Brotherhood
At their first gathering, the brotherhood had adopted a mission statement and eight principles to govern its organization, unity, purpose and ongoing commitment to public propagation for the Social Gospel. These they called the “Spirit and Aims of the Brotherhood.” [William Dwight Porter Bliss & Rudolph Michael Binder, "The New Encyclopedia of Social Reform" (Published by Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1908) Page 133]
The Spirit of God is moving men in our generation toward a better understanding of the idea of the Kingdom of God on earth. Obeying the thought of our Master, and trusting in the power and guidance of the Spirit, we form ourselves into a Brotherhood of the Kingdom, in order to re-establish this idea in the thought of the church, and to assist in its practical realization in the world. [Ronald Cedric White & Charles Howard Hopkins, "The Social Gospel: Religion and Reform in Changing America" (Published by Temple University Press, 1976) Page 73]
References
Further References
C.H. Hopkins, "Rise of the Social Gospel", (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1949)
“Walter Rauschenbusch and the Brotherhood of the Kingdom,” "Church History, 6" (June, 1938)
“The Reign of the New Humanity: a Study of the Background, History and Influence of the Brotherhood of the Kingdom” (unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, Columbia University, 1868; Xerox-University Microfilm #71-22438).
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