{"id":11037,"date":"2017-12-19t10:00:14","date_gmt":"2017-12-19t18:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/?p=11037"},"modified":"2017-12-18t14:31:30","modified_gmt":"2017-12-18t22:31:30","slug":"gospel-of-wealth-apush-topics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/ap\/gospel-of-wealth-apush-topics\/","title":{"rendered":"gospel of wealth: apush topics to study for test day"},"content":{"rendered":"

the gospel of wealth sounds like a concept anyone can get behind, right? i mean, there\u2019s wealth right there in the title! but what is it really? keep reading for gospel of wealth apush topics.<\/p>\n

what is the gospel of wealth?<\/h2>\n

if you\u2019ve ever been to a christian church service, you may have heard the term \u201cgospel\u201d before. the word doesn\u2019t necessarily have to be connected with religion, though.<\/p>\n

gospel come from two words in old english: g\u00f8d<\/em>, which means good, and spel<\/em>, which means story or news. so, gospel<\/em> means \u201cgood news\u201d. it can also refer to a set of principles or beliefs an individual may have. <\/p>\n

both definitions apply in this case. <\/p>\n

the gospel of wealth was an idea made popular by industrialist andrew carnegie in 1889. in an article he wrote titled \u201cwealth\u201d, carnegie described his belief that it was the moral responsibility of the rich (especially the self-made rich) to tackle wealth inequality by giving their surplus wealth to those who were less fortunate. carnegie argued that the rich should give to any number of public institutions, including libraries, museums, and concert halls. <\/p>\n

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\nandrew carnegie, c. 1905 (source<\/a>)<\/center><\/p>\n

as he wrote in his article, carnegie\u2019s purpose in spreading the gospel of wealth was<\/p>\n