Similarities Between Social Gospel And Social Darwinism

During the late 19th century and early 20th century the Social Gospel and Social Darwinism Movements had similar but opposite beliefs; Social Darwinist believed every man is for himself and that big businesses were good for the economy, however followers of The Social Gospel believed in Christianity, favored the poor, and believed that everyone should help one another. Social Darwinism was named after the Naturalist, Charles Darwin, and the belief of evolution in society. One of the founders of Social Darwinism is the philosopher Herbert Spencer, who influenced many Social Darwinist leaders, such as William Graham Sumner; Spencer often used the phrase “Survival of the fittest” in his Social Darwinist lectures. Social Darwinists’ believed in