theological liberalism
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Theological liberalism is a modern Christian movement that reinterprets traditional doctrines in light of contemporary thought, science, and historical criticism, emphasizing ethical teachings and individual religious experience.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| American liberal theology | 1 |
| Christianity and Liberalism | 1 |
| liberal Protestantism | 1 |
| theological liberalism canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: theological liberalism Context triple: [Fundamentalist–modernist controversy, mainSubject, theological liberalism]
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liberation theology
Liberation theology is a Christian movement, especially prominent in Latin America, that interprets the gospel through the lens of social justice and the struggle for the liberation of the poor and oppressed from political, economic, and social injustice.
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Evangelicalism
Evangelicalism is a worldwide Protestant Christian movement characterized by an emphasis on personal conversion, the authority of Scripture, and active evangelism.
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C.
Scholastic theology
Scholastic theology is the medieval Christian intellectual tradition that systematically applied philosophy and logic, especially Aristotelian thought, to explain and defend theological doctrines.
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Arminianism
Arminianism is a Protestant theological tradition emphasizing human free will in accepting or resisting divine grace, in contrast to the strict predestinarian views of Calvinism.
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E.
New England theology
New England theology was a 19th-century Protestant theological movement rooted in the legacy of Jonathan Edwards that sought to reconcile Calvinist doctrines with Enlightenment rationalism and emerging American religious thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: theological liberalism Target entity description: Theological liberalism is a modern Christian movement that reinterprets traditional doctrines in light of contemporary thought, science, and historical criticism, emphasizing ethical teachings and individual religious experience.
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A.
liberation theology
Liberation theology is a Christian movement, especially prominent in Latin America, that interprets the gospel through the lens of social justice and the struggle for the liberation of the poor and oppressed from political, economic, and social injustice.
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B.
Evangelicalism
Evangelicalism is a worldwide Protestant Christian movement characterized by an emphasis on personal conversion, the authority of Scripture, and active evangelism.
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C.
Scholastic theology
Scholastic theology is the medieval Christian intellectual tradition that systematically applied philosophy and logic, especially Aristotelian thought, to explain and defend theological doctrines.
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D.
Arminianism
Arminianism is a Protestant theological tradition emphasizing human free will in accepting or resisting divine grace, in contrast to the strict predestinarian views of Calvinism.
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E.
New England theology
New England theology was a 19th-century Protestant theological movement rooted in the legacy of Jonathan Edwards that sought to reconcile Calvinist doctrines with Enlightenment rationalism and emerging American religious thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological movement
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liberal theology ⓘ modern theology ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Protestant denominations
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ecumenical movement ⓘ mainline Protestantism ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
conservative evangelicals
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fundamentalism ⓘ neo-orthodoxy ⓘ |
| developsDoctrineInLightOf |
contemporary culture
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modern historical knowledge ⓘ modern scientific knowledge ⓘ |
| emergedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| emergedInRegion |
Europe
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Germany ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| emphasizes |
ethical teachings of Jesus
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human dignity ⓘ human freedom ⓘ individual religious experience ⓘ moral transformation ⓘ reason in matters of faith ⓘ social ethics ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
liberal Christianity
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liberal Protestantism ⓘ |
| influenced |
liberation theology
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process theology ⓘ Christian social gospel ⓘ
surface form:
social gospel movement
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| influencedBy |
Enlightenment philosophy
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surface form:
Enlightenment thought
historical criticism ⓘ modern philosophy ⓘ romanticism ⓘ scientific developments ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Adolf von Harnack
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Albrecht Ritschl ⓘ Friedrich Schleiermacher ⓘ Harry Emerson Fosdick ⓘ |
| oftenQuestions |
literal interpretation of miracles
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traditional doctrines of hell ⓘ |
| oftenReinterprets |
Christology
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atonement ⓘ original sin ⓘ |
| reinterprets | traditional Christian doctrines ⓘ |
| tendsToAffirm |
compatibility of faith and science
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openness to other faiths ⓘ religious pluralism ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
biblical criticism
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hermeneutics ⓘ historical-critical method ⓘ |
| viewsScriptureAs |
fallible human witness to divine revelation
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historically conditioned ⓘ |
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Subject: theological liberalism Description of subject: Theological liberalism is a modern Christian movement that reinterprets traditional doctrines in light of contemporary thought, science, and historical criticism, emphasizing ethical teachings and individual religious experience.
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