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History of Religion

Loma Linda University

1972

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The Controversy Surrounding The Ministry Of Harry Emerson Fosdick In The First Presbyterian Church Of New York City, 1922-1925, Harold H. Vences Jun 1972

The Controversy Surrounding The Ministry Of Harry Emerson Fosdick In The First Presbyterian Church Of New York City, 1922-1925, Harold H. Vences

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The 1920's in America was a decade of turbulence. During that period several facets of American society such as politics, education, culture and religion went through a period of rapid change which saw many hallowed traditions and customs challenged. One of the most affected areas of American society, during .the twenties, was religion. It was during that period that the fundamentalist-modernist controversy took place. The two protagonists were the fundamentalists, who organized to maintain and defend traditional Christian orthodoxy, and the modernists, who drew from the heritage of European and American liberal Protestantism and insisted upon reinterpreting Christianity in order …