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The fundamentalist–modernist controversy is a major schism that originated in the 1920s and 1930s within the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America. At issue were foundational disputes about the role of Christianity ; the authority of the Bible ; and the death , resurrection , and atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ . [ 1 ]
The Second Great Awakening exercised a profound impact on American religious history. By 1859 evangelicalism emerged as a kind of national church or national religion and was the grand absorbing theme of American religious life. The greatest gains were made by the very well organized Methodists.
The term fundamentalism entered the English language in 1922, and it is often capitalized when it is used in reference to the religious movement. [1] By the end of the 20th century, the term fundamentalism acquired a pejorative connotation, denoting religious fanaticism or extremism, especially when such labeling extended beyond the original movement which coined the term and those who self ...
A Social History of French Catholicism 1789–1914 (London, 1989) González Justo L. and Ondina E. González, Christianity in Latin America: A History (2008) Hastings, Adrian. A History of English Christianity 1920–2000 (2001) Hope, Nicholas. German and Scandinavian Protestantism 1700–1918 (1999) Lannon, Frances.
Pages in category "New religious movements established in the 20th century" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
1920s: Culture Wars. As European economies recovered and the USA boomed in the wake of World War I, the number of Americans living in cities exceeded the number on farms for the first time.
Pages in category "Religious organizations established in the 1920s" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .