Shall the Fundamentalists Win?
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"Shall the Fundamentalists Win?" is a famous 1922 sermon by liberal Protestant minister Harry Emerson Fosdick that challenged Christian fundamentalism and defended modernist theology.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
religious address
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sermon ⓘ |
| advocates | freedom of theological inquiry ⓘ |
| aim |
to defend modernist theology within Protestantism
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to oppose the exclusion of liberals from the church ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | John D. Rockefeller Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Riverside Church tradition of liberal preaching ⓘ |
| author | Harry Emerson Fosdick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| callsFor | coexistence of differing theological views within the church ⓘ |
| cityOfDelivery | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
doctrinal rigidity
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literalist biblical interpretation ⓘ |
| date | 1922 ⓘ |
| denominationalContext | Presbyterian Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
American religious history
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history of Protestant theology ⓘ |
| genre | Christian sermon ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | symbol of liberal Protestant resistance to fundamentalism ⓘ |
| impact |
became a landmark document in American religious history
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intensified the Fundamentalist–Modernist debate in mainline Protestant denominations ⓘ |
| includedIn | collections of classic American sermons ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent liberal Protestant preaching ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
higher biblical criticism
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modern science ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterMedium | printed pamphlet ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Christian fundamentalism
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modernist theology ⓘ |
| medium | oral sermon ⓘ |
| movementContext | Fundamentalist–Modernist Controversy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableQuote | “The question is, Has anybody a right to deny the Christian name to those who differ with him on points of view like this?” ⓘ |
| opposes | narrow doctrinal tests for church membership ⓘ |
| placeOfDelivery | First Presbyterian Church in New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionOnFundamentalism | critical ⓘ |
| positionOnModernism | supportive ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Protestantism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
biblical interpretation
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doctrinal diversity ⓘ evolution and Christianity ⓘ religious tolerance within Christianity ⓘ science and religion ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | liberal Protestantism ⓘ |
| typeOfArgument | apologetic for theological liberalism ⓘ |
| year | 1922 ⓘ |
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