Earned a reputation as a housing developer after world war ii.

The answer is  Meriwether Lewis. The SS Meriwether Lewis was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Meriwether Lewis, an American explorer who, along with William Clark, led the Corps of Discovery which explored the American West.

This would be known as Social Gospel. Social Gospel was a reform movement that occurred most prominently during the early 20th century in both the United States and Canada. It was used by the Protestants who believed they needed to apply Christian morals to the social problems of the time. The issues they pushed hardest for were poverty, crime, alcoholism, racial tension, economic inequality, dirty environment, slums, poor schools, child labor, and the danger of war.