Walter Rauschenbusch

Walter Rauschenbusch (born Oct. 4, 1861, Rochester, N.Y., U.S.—died July 25, 1918, Rochester) was a clergyman and theology professor who led the Social Gospel movement in the United States. The son of a Lutheran missionary to German immigrants in the United States, Rauschenbusch graduated from the Rochester Free Academy and then studied for four years in Germany, returning in 1883 to simultaneously finish at the University of Rochester and begin seminary training. On June 1,...