Social Gospel

The Social Gospel Movement of the late 19th century arose in response to the disruptions of the era: urbanization, industrialization, immigration, wealth inequality, and labor unrest among them. Some religious leaders responded to this by asking, “What would Jesus Do?” and sought to bring a more just society into being. During the 1890s, Grinnell was a leading center of this movement through the leadership of George A. Gates, President of the College, and George D. Herron, the Professor of Applied Christianity. This collection contains images, texts, correspondence, and other materials that document the influence of the Social Gospel in Grinnell.

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Shaw, Albert, 1857-1947 (Class of 1879)
Reflection on the contributions of Jesse Macy to the study of politics written on the occasion of his retirement from teaching.

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Herron, George Davis, 1862-1925
Statement by the Trustees of Iowa College accepting the resignation of George D. Herron

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Herron, George Davis, 1862-1925
A collection of eight lectures given by George D. Herron. Also available at https://archive.org/details/betweencaesarjes00herr.

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Photograph of A. B. De Haan in Herrick Chapel

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Portrait of A. B. De Haan

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Booklet describing the Department of Applied Christianity, its purpose and course offerings

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Herron, George Davis, 1862-1925
Copy of George D. Herron's letter of resignation addressed to the Trustees of Iowa College

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Portrait of Edward Steiner

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A still portrait photograph of President George Augustus Gates of Iowa College

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President George Gates at a desk likely in his office at Iowa College

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President George Augustus Gates of Iowa College seated in a chair for a portrait photo

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A still portrait of George Gates

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A portrait of a young George Augustus Gates

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Political Comic of George Herron depicting his forced removal from Iowa College

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Group photograph with Jesse Macy seated on the far left

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Herron, George Davis, 1862-1925; Rand, Caroline A., 1828-1905
Text of newspaper report from Marshalltown Times-Republican containing a letter from Mrs. Carrie A. Rand calling of opponents of George D. Herron to contribute an amount equal to that she has contributed to fund the Chair of Applied Christianity

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P. W. Richards
Jesse Macy at desk, May, 1894. On back of photo: P. W. Richards, May, 1894, "Jigs" Macy at desk

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Herron, George Davis, 1862-1925; Trustees of Iowa College
Letter addressed to George D. Herron concerning Herron's response to concerns about his role as a faculty member raised by the Trustees

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Frank I. Herriott
Letter written by Frank I. Herriott to Dr. Hill regarding Herron's fitness to continue as a faculty member.

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A portrait of George Gates and his wife with another gentleman, possibly his son