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Religious fundamentalism and cultural conflict in the 1920s

Religious fundamentalism and cultural conflict in the 1920s. Resistance to modernity and change. Yet another pattern in American history: change is always greeted by hostility and opposition. The 20s were “ the birth of modern America; ” “ The Roaring 20s ”

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Religious fundamentalism and cultural conflict in the 1920s

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  1. Religious fundamentalism and cultural conflict in the 1920s

  2. Resistance to modernity and change • Yet another pattern in American history: change is always greeted by hostility and opposition. • The 20s were “the birth of modern America;”“The Roaring 20s” • Rapid changes in society: movies, celebrities, new technology, new fashion, jazz, immigration, etc. -> Prohibition, immigration restriction, nativism, KKK, and the revival of religious fundamentalism

  3. Definitions • Catholicism: Roman Catholic Church • Protestantism: Christian churches that broke away in the Protestant Reformation, 1517 • Fundamentalism: the interpretation of every word in the sacred texts as literal truth • Evangelism: zealous preaching and advocacy of the religion

  4. The challenge facing Protestant Christianity in the 1920s

  5. Urban Modernists

  6. Rural Fundamentalists

  7. Evangelical preachers • The “rock stars” of the 1920s

  8. The Scopes Monkey Trial: Summer, 1925 • Enjoy the film…

  9. Scenes from Dayton, TN

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