The Industrial Revolution replaced human skills with machine skills all over Europe and America

How Christians dealt with the realities of the Industrial Revolution

Churches in the nineteenth century were divided on how to reach those affected by the new economy

Missionaries worked hand-in-hand with economic interests but sometimes found their efforts being thwarted instead

How social gospelers applied the teachings of Jesus to economic issues

The Catholic response to a transformed world

Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin worked alongside the poor, inspired by their Christian faith and their economic ideals

Christians responded to the issues caused by a newly mechanized, industrialized world in a host of ways

Wesleyans in Britain and America helped both the bodies and souls of those the Industrial Revolution left behind

E. Stanley Jones, Carl F. H. Henry, and Billy Graham called for the church to respond to social and economic realities

Christian social congresses tried to transform the economic order

Godless capitalists? How Christian industrialists ran their businesses and used their wealth

Communal societies influenced by Christian teachings found they could not leave economics behind

Does Christianity impact how we earn our living today?

There is no shortage of resources that recount how industrialization changed the world and how the church responded. Here are a few recommended by CH staff and this issue’s authors to help you navigate the landscape