The 'Christian Socialist Movement', or CSM, was set up in 1960 by Donald Soper and a number of others who wanted an organisation that would be politically active and theologically reflective in British politics. It was a volunteer organisation until 1994 when it appointed a Co'ordinator, followed by an administrator. This followed interest in the movement following the disclosure that the then Labour Leader John Smith is often regarded as the most common personal name in England and in some other English-speaking countries. For this reason there are a number of famous people of that name; you are probably looking for: John Smith, former leader of the British Labour Party John Smith of...
John Smith was a member. It's current Executive Committee Chair is Bev Thomas
This control, according to socialists, may be either direct, exercised through popular collectives such as workers' councils, or it may be indirect, exercised on behalf of the people by the state.
The modern socialistmovement had its origin largely in the working class movement of the late-19th century.
Early socialists differed widely about how socialism was to be achieved; they differed sharply on key issues such as centralized versus decentralized control, the role of private property, the degree of egalitarianism, and the organization of family and community life.
Christian socialism generally refers to those on the Christian left whose politics are both Christian and socialist and who see these two things as being interconnected.
Christiansocialists draw parallels between what some have characterized as the egalitarian and anti-establishment message of Jesus, who — according to Christian Gospel — spoke against the religious authorities of his time, and the egalitarian, anti-establishment, and sometimes anti-clerical message of most contemporary socialisms.
Christian socialism is not to be confused with certain parties with "Christian Social" in their names which are found in the German-speaking world, such as the contemporary Christian Social Union in Bavaria or the Christian Social Party in Austria-Hungary circa 1900.
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