In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries,the "Social Gospel" was
A) a reform movement guided by the American Catholic Church.
B) first described by Andrew Carnegie.
C) chiefly concerned with redeeming the nation's cities.
D) intended to offer spiritual, not material, assistance to the poor.
E) a belief that God had chosen the rich to be rich and the poor to be poor.

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The Social Gospel movement focused on improving urban areas through social and economic reforms, such as better housing, education, and working conditions. They believed that Christianity should be used as a tool for social justice and that social problems were a result of societal institutions, rather than individual sin. While the movement included some Catholic leaders, it was not guided solely by the Catholic Church. Andrew Carnegie did not describe the Social Gospel, although he was a notable philanthropist of the time who supported similar causes. The movement was mainly concerned with material assistance for the poor, rather than solely spiritual aid. The idea that God chose the rich to be rich and the poor to be poor goes against the principles of the Social Gospel movement.

In the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries,the "Social Gospel