Chaper 5 Flashcards
What are the 2 key elements in fundamentalism?
Doctrinal purity
Ecclesiastical separation
What are the three broad periods in fundamentalist history?
Nonconformity within the denominations (until 1930)
Separation from apostate denominations (after 1930)
Separation from disobedient brothers (1950s)
What are 4 characteristics of the post civil war revival tradition?
Aggressively evangelistic and missions oriented
Premillennial
Theologically conservative
Trans-denominational
What was the first and most significant fundamentalist Bible conference? When?
Niagara Bible Conference
Annually (1876-1900)
What are 5 key themes of this conference?
Premillennialism
Inspiration of the speakers
Person and work of Christ
Ministry of the Holy Spirit
Evangelism and missions
What was held every 7-8 years to unify premillennialists worldwide?
Bible conference movement
Bible prophecy conferences
What are German higher criticism, Darwinism, and the social gospel?
German: attacked the authenticity, reliability, and authority of the scriptures
Darwinism: history of religious approach, evolution (origin of the species)
Social gospel: sin is selfishness, redemption is social, atonement is example, Christianity is non-miraculous
Although fundamentalism arose out of revival and an emphasis on the return of Christ, what was essential in its becoming a movement?
Liberalism
What was the Bible of fundamentalism, who produced it and when?
Scofield reference bible
1917
What we’re the fundamentals?
Lyman Stewart, standard oil
Twelve booklets- 90 articles (Impressive list of contributors)
free distribution
Defense of the faith becoming priority
What was the worlds Christian fundamentals association and who was it first President? What was it’s two purposes?
Baptist WB Riley
To combat liberalism in American Christianity
To combat the teaching of evolution in the public school system
What are the advantage and disadvantages of fundamentalisms doctoral minimalism?
Advantages: highlights crucial out of the gospel
Disadvantage: other key teachings may be devalued
Disadvantage: main vehicle for advancing the gospel is the local church
What was MOBA and why was it an unusual organization at its founding?
Michigan orthodox baptist association
14 churches in Grand Rapids
Separation from NBC
When was “fundamentalist” first used to describe militant conservatives
Annual convention meetings (1920-21)
What happened at the 192e
When was fundamentalist first used to describe militant conservatives?
Annual convention meetings (1920-21)
What happened at the 1922 NBC annual convention meeting?
Rift developing
Fosdick had just preached “shall the fundamentals win?
Convention theme: agreed to differ, but resolved to love
Debate: Riley (NH convention), Woelfkin (NT)
What was the BBU and who were it’s 3 big leaders?
Baptist Bible Union
William Bell Riley
Thomas shields
J Frank Norris
What was the Des Moines debacle
Des Moines university purchased 1927
Staff errors
Harry wayland (wife was tattletale)
Radical situation- spring 1929
Student riot
Shields resignation
What was the shot heard around the world?
Mayor HC Meacham
Dexter Chipps
Murder?
Scopes Trial
Anti evolution statue in Tennessee
ACLU challenge
Trial in Dayton, TN, July 1925
Principle characters- judge John Raulson, Clarence Darrow (assistant defense attorney), William Bryan (assistant prosecutor)
Three fountainhead’s of fundamentalism
- Post civil war tradition
Aggressively evangelistic and missions oriented
Premillennial
Theologically conservative
Trans denominational - Bible Conference Movement
NBC
Bible and prophecy conferences - Opposition to theological liberalism
German higher criticism
Darwinian evolution
Social gospel
Key theologian: Walter rauschenbusch
The founding of the northern baptist convention
- Three elements
Small, well organized liberal group
Small, unorganized militant conservative group
Large mass churches: ( generally conservative, drifting to the left) - Four concerns
Denominational control
Modernism in the convention schools
Inclusivity on the mission fields
Absence of a confession of faith
Conclusions about the “theological roaring 20s)
- Battles that could not be won
Driving out liberalism
Driving out evolution in the public schools - Enormous resources expended in losing struggles
- Dominant personalities
Dangerous - Fundamentalism
Separatism
Local church ministry focus
