The Uneasy Conscience of Modern Fundamentalism
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The Uneasy Conscience of Modern Fundamentalism is a landmark mid-20th-century evangelical book by theologian Carl F. H. Henry that critiques fundamentalism’s withdrawal from social and cultural engagement and calls for a more robust public witness.
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| The Uneasy Conscience of Modern Fundamentalism canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Christian theological work
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book ⓘ |
| addresses |
Christian social responsibility
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public theology ⓘ social ethics ⓘ |
| aimsAt | reforming fundamentalism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Billy Graham era evangelicalism
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rise of neo-evangelical movement ⓘ |
| author | Carl F. H. Henry ⓘ |
| callsFor |
application of biblical ethics to public life
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coherent evangelical social philosophy ⓘ engagement with social problems such as injustice ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
fundamentalist disengagement from social issues
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fundamentalist withdrawal from culture ⓘ modern fundamentalism ⓘ |
| describedAs |
classic of neo-evangelicalism
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landmark evangelical book ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
biblical authority with social relevance
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holistic mission of the church ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian ethics
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evangelical literature ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post–World War II America ⓘ |
| influenced |
evangelical social thought
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postwar American evangelicalism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Fundamentalist–modernist controversy
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surface form:
fundamentalist–modernist controversy
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| keyTheme |
critique of separatism
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cultural engagement ⓘ integration of evangelism and social action ⓘ moral responsibility of Christians in society ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| proposes |
greater evangelical social engagement
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robust public Christian witness ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 1940s ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| publisherType | Christian publisher ⓘ |
| religiousMovement | evangelicalism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Protestantism ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
evangelical leaders
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fundamentalist pastors ⓘ theologically conservative Protestants ⓘ |
| theologicalDiscipline |
ethics
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systematic theology ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | neo-evangelical ⓘ |
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