RELG 2160 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Catholic Social Teaching, Take My Hand, Precious Lord, Premillennialism
12 Sep 2016
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Definition: a broad defense of orthodox protestant christianity in an increasingly hostile world; america described to be in a period of decline, eroding. It was a direct opposition to liberals and the social gospel. Bible (word of god), jesus (god in human flesh), sin, grace (through jesus), and church (god"s institution). Talks about the common sense philosophy of fundamentalism. Significance: these essays ignited the fundamentalist movement (conservative, back to basics, i. e. biblical inerrancy return to traditional x-ian doctrines) and was fed by a desire for normalcy after ww1(there"d been the economy change and moral foundations were crumbling) Date: 20th cent catholic social reform, social gospel guy (born in 1869) Definition: ordained 1898 then doctorate, degree in moral theology at catholic. He tied reform effort"s to catholic natural law and was in charge of drafting bishops program for social reconstruction, as head of the. Social action department (appointed this position in 1919) of the national.
