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Test 5 Flashcards

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B

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Bible, the only rule of faith and practice

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R

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Regenerate and Immersed Church Membership

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A

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Autonomy of the Local Church

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P

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Priesthood of the Believer

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S

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Soul Liberty

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I

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Immersion and the Lord’s Supper - the only two ordinances

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S (2)

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Separation of church and state

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S (3)

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Separation Ethically and Ecclesiastically

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What are the two key elements in Fundamentalism?

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Doctrinal purity and Ecclesiastical Separation

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What are the three broad periods in Fundamentalist history?

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Birth in 1850 until about 1930
After 1930
In the 1950s

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What are four characteristics of the post-Civil War revival tradition?

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Aggressively evangelistic and missions oriented
Premillennial
Theologically conservative
Trans-denominational

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What was the first and most significant Fundamentalist Bible conference? When did it meet?

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The Niagara Bible Conference 1876

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What are five key themes of the Niagara Bible Conference?

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Premillennialism (a requirement for speakers)
Inspiration of the Scriptures
Person and work of Christ
Ministry of the Holy Spirit
Evangelism and missions

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What was held every 7 or 8 years to unify premillennialists worldwide?

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Bible and Prophecy Conferences

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What is German Higher Criticism

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Invaded British and American Christianity in the 1870s and 80s
Contrast with Lower Criticism
Attacked authenticity, reliability, and authority
of the Scriptures.

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What is Darwinism?

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◦ Darwin’s On the Origin of Species (1859)
◦ History of Religions approach

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What is the Social Gospel?

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◦ Key tenets
 Sin is selfishness.
 Redemption is social.
 Atonement is example.
 Christianity is non-miraculous.
◦ Key theologian: Walter Rauschenbusch (1861-1918)
 Baptist professor at Rochester Theological Seminary
 Theologian of the Social Gospel

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Although Fundamentalism arose out of revival and an emphasis on the return of Christ, what was essential in its becoming a movement?

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Liberalism

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What was the “Bible of Fundamentalism,” who produced it, and when was it produced?

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The Scofield Reference Bible produced by C. I. Scofield, and was produced in 1917.

20
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What were The Fundamentals?

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A series of articles
Twelve booklets – 90 articles
Free distribution – at Lyman Stewart’s expense

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What was the World’s Christian Fundamentals Association, and who was its first president? What were its two purposes?

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It was a trans denominational group formed to fight liberalism in all denominations. William Bell Riley (W. B. Riley) was the first president. It was a group formed to combat liberalism in American Christianity and the teaching of evolution in the public school system.

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What are the advantage and disadvantages of Fundamentalism’s doctrinal minimalism?

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Advantage: Highlights cruciality of the gospel
Disadvantages:
1. Other key teachings may be devalued.
2. Main vehicle for advancing the gospel is the local church.

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What was MOBA, and why was it an unusual organization at its founding?

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MOBA = Michigan Orthodox Baptist Association
There were 16 churches in Michigan, 14 of which were conservative and withdrew from the NBC and formed their own Association.

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When was “Fundamentalist” first used to describe the militant conservatives?

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Annual Convention Meetings 1920-21 (NBC)
a. Conservative pre-convention meetings
b. “Fundamentalist”

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What happened at the 1922 NBC (Northern Baptist Convention) annual convention meeting?

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Harry Emerson Fosdick preached the provocative sermon, “Shall the Fundamentalists Win?” This angered fundamentalists because the liberals had him speak.

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What was the BBU, and who were its big three leaders?

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BBU = Baptist Bible Union
William Bell Riley
T. T. Shields (president)
Frank Norris

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What was the Des Moines debacle?

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Des Moines debacle was when Wayland made dumb decisions and T. T. Shields ended up resigning.

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What was the “shot heard round the world”?

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“The Shot Heard Round the World”
a. Mayor H. C. Meacham
b. Dexter Chipps
c. Murder?

29
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Know highlights of the Scopes Trial?

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  • Anti-evolution statute in Tennessee, 1925
  • ACLU challenge – John Scopes
  • Trial in Dayton, TN, July 1925
  • Principal characters
    ◦ Judge John Roulston
    ◦ Clarence Darrow – Assistant Defense Attorney
    ◦ William Jennings Bryan – Assistant Prosecutor
  • Media circus
  • Bryan cross-examination
  • Condemnation
  • Aftermath
    ◦ Successful appeal
    ◦ Anti-evolution statues passed and struck down
30
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1960 film “Inherit the Wind”

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About the Scopes Trial. Prejudiced against anti-evolution

31
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Be prepared to write short essays over the following subjects:
The three fountainheads of Fundamentalism

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o Post-Civil War Revival Tradition
o Bible Conference Movement
o Opposition to Theological Liberalism

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b. The founding of the NBC: the three elements within it

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Three Elements:
* Small, well-organized liberal group
* Small, unorganized militant conservative group
* Large mass of churches
o Generally conservative
o Drifting to the left

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The founding of the NBC: the five areas of concern

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Areas of concern
* Denominational control
* Modernism in the schools
* Inclusivism on the mission fields
* Absence of a confession of faith
* Conclusions about the “Theologically Roaring ‘20s

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D. L. Moody

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  • Ira Sankey – song leader
  • Mass evangelism
  • C. 1875 to 1930
  • Influence on Baptists
  • Characteristics
    o Aggressively evangelistic and missions oriented
    o Premillennial
    o Premil is not a Gospel doctrine. Many people we study in this class were premil.
    o Theologically conservative
    o Trans-denominational
  • Niagara Bible Conference
  • Annual two-week conference 1876-1900
  • Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario from 1883
  • Key Baptist: A. J. Gordon
  • Key Themes
    o Premillennialism (a requirement for speakers)
    o Inspiration of the Scriptures
    o Person and work of Christ
    o Ministry of the Holy Spirit
    o Evangelism and missions
  • Bible and Prophecy Conferences
    o Focus on premillennial return of Christ
    o Six meetings
    ◦ 1878, 1886, 1895, 1901, 1914, 1918 (Don’t need to know these dates)
  • Rallied premillennial conservatives
    Walter Rauschenbusch
  • Key theologian: Walter Rauschenbusch (1861-1918)
    o Baptist professor at Rochester Theological Seminary
    o Theologian of the Social Gospel
    “We have the possibility of so directing religious energy by scientific knowledge that a comprehensive and continuous reconstruction of social life in the name of God is within the bounds of human possibility.” Rauschenbusch
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J. Gordon

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  • Clarendon Street Baptist Church, 1868-1895
    o Refused the pastorate for two years but eventually went and changed the affluent church into a church that really served those around them.
  • Executive Committee of ABMU, 1878-1895
  • Opposed theological liberalism in Watchword
  • “Abraham of American Fundamentalism” (Beale)
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Harry Emerson Fosdick

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  • Professor at Union Theological Seminary, NYC, 1908-1946
  • Preached annual convention sermon, 1919 – liberal
  • Preached provocative sermon “Shall the Fundamentalists Win?” in 1922
  • Pastor, Riverside Church, 1925-1946
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Oliver van Osdel

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  • Pastor of Wealthy Street Baptist Church, Grand Rapids, 1909-1934
  • Early separatist
  • Leader in BBU in 1920s
  • Key founder of the GARBC in 1932
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William Bell Riley

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  • Riley: New Hampshire Confession
  • William Bell Riley (1861-1947)
    o Pastor, First Baptist Church, Minneapolis, 1897-1942
    ◦ Dynamic mission station
    o Northwestern Schools 1902
    o Conservative leader at founding of NBC in 1907
    o Bible of the Expositor and the Evangelist
    o President, WCFA, 1919-1930
    o Vice-President, Baptist Bible Union, 1923-1930
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T. T. Shields

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 Thomas Todhunter Shields (1873-1955)
◦ Pastor, Jarvis Street Baptist Church, Toronto, 1910-1955
 Dynamic preacher and organizer
McMaster University struggles 1913-1927
 President, Baptist Bible Union, 1923-1930
 Des Moines debacle
◦ Des Moines University purchased 1927
◦ Staff errors
 President Harry Wayland
 BBU Rep Edith Rebman
◦ Untenable situation for two years
◦ Radical solution – spring 1929
◦ Student riot
◦ Shields Resignation

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J. Frank Norris

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◦ Pastor, First Baptist Church, Fort Worth, TX, 1909-1952
 “Rum and Romanism”
 Sensational methods, oratory, and use of media
 Running feud with SBC leadership
◦ Vice-president, Baptist Bible Union, 1923-1926
 “The Shot Heard Round the World”
◦ Mayor H. C. Meacham
◦ Dexter Chipps
◦ Murder?
 Expelled from SBC 1926
 Excluded from founding of the GARBC
◦ Attacked Ketcham
 Pastor, Temple Baptist Church, Detroit, 1935-1950
 New Testament World Fundamental Baptist Missionary Fellowship 1938
◦ World Baptist Fellowship

Baptist Heritage Test 5 (1 decks)

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