CHURCH HISTORY II CHURCH HISTORY II Lesson 37Lesson 37
20th century Christianity in America
“What a mess!”
“A movement who’s adherents were seeking to reshape the Christian faith into a form which would be acceptable to modern man”
George Marsden
Fatherhood of God
Brotherhood of Man
Dr. George Marsden Fundamentalism and the American Culture
SOCIETALPOLITICAL/ECONOMICPHILOSPHICAL/SCIENTIFICTHEOLOGICAL/PRACTICAL
Modernism
What was the reaction of the churches?
Indifferent Attitude
Fighting Attitude
BIBLE CONFERENCES
BIBLE COLLEGS
Questioning Attitude•Denied biblical authority•Accepted optimistic world view•Embraced “social gospel”
•Conservative in theology•Not willing to fight•“Is it really that bad?”
BIBLE CONFERENCE MOVEMENT
1875 Believer’s Meeting For Bible Study-Chicago
1878-1880 Clifton Springs, NY14 Fundamentals
NIAGARA CREED
1883-1897 Niagara-on-the-Lake
1876 Swampscott, Mass
•James H Brooks “The Truth”•William J. Erdman•Fleming H. Revel•P.P. Bliss
A.J. Gordon “The Watchword”
1877 Watkins Glen, NY
1881 Old Orchard, ME
1882 Mackinac Island, MI
Queen Royal Hotel
•Doctrine of Christ•Doctrine of the Holy Spirit•Authority of the Bible•Priority of Missions•Prophecy
Effects of Niagara1. Interdenominational attitude
2. Renewed missionary attitude: faith missions
3. Spawned bible conference movement
4. Exerted significant influence on Bible Colleges
5. Popularized Bible Reading- chronological vs. systematic
6. Vast rise in prophetic literature
7. Involved Christian Businessmen
Publication of The Fundamentals
BIBLE COLLEGES
Nyack CMA 1883
Moody Bible Institute 1886
Gordon College 1889
Dwight Lyman Moody
1837-1899
Ira David Sankey
1840-1908
REACTIONS TO MODERNISM PART 2
SEPERATION
Presbyterian Church United States (Northern Presbyterians)
Princeton Seminary Auburn Affirmation
1929-Dr. Machen leaves; forms Westminster Seminary
1933-Machen tried for ‘heresy’Orthodox Presbyterian Church established
Northern Baptist Church
1923- W.B. Riley Baptist Bible Union within the convention
1925- lost floor fight over adoption of New Hampshire Confession of Faith
1932- 22 churches withdrew and form General Association of Regular Baptist Churches
•Haven for fundamentalist fellowship•To promote independent orthodox missions•To disseminate authentic information about conditions within the NBC
1988 1,600 churchesBaptist Mid-MissionsABWECedarville University
1947: Conservative Baptist Association of America
Pillsbury Bible CollegeMaranatha Baptist Bible CollegeNorthwestern College
W.B. Riley; Richard Clearwater
1924 American Baptist Association
Most left Southern Baptist Convention
Distinctive: Landmark theology
1970 3,300 ‘small’ churches
Baptist Bible Fellowship
J. Frank Norris World Baptist Fellowship
Springfield, MO Baptist Bible College
Noel Smith The Sorry Confessions of a Flabby White-haired Coward
Evangelicalism New Evangelicalism
•Bible final authority Common Authority
•Necessity of the new birth Common Experience
•Missionary zeal; home & abroad Common task
•The deity of Christ as the bedrock Common faith
foundation for eternal life
1936 Park Street Church
1905-1985
1942 National Association of Evangelicals for United Action
Cooperation without compromise
1947 Fuller Seminary
Carl F.H. Henry
(1913-2003)
Theologian
Editor
Christianity Today
William Franklin Graham
(1918- )
Evangelist
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