the philosophy or idea that threatened the very roots of western civilization; define modern liberalism
liberalism
the desire to be free from absolute standards and morals, especially Scriptural; usually leads to the state having all responsibility
someone who desires freedom from something or freedom to do something
liberal
the principle or practice of conserving established traditions/institutions and opposing changes in them
conservatism
what has been the most powerful conservative force throughout the ages
the Bible
what is defined by
1.absolutes est. by god need to be preserved
2.theres more to life than just the present physical world
3.we need law because of man’s sin nature, but it cannot provide for mans needs totally
4.people will be happier and more productive when they have private responsibility of land, family, and future
5.trying to impose “equality” will lead to discontent and dictatorship because people are so diverse
6.truths from the past need to be passed to the future by education
western conservatism
false sciences who desire to strike down truth and rebel against God
pseudosciences
aka secular psychology; says that subconscious physical drives or irrational fears determine mans actions
who developed this?
psychoanalysis
sigmund freud
a pseudoscience that states that nothing can be known except observable scientific facts - similar to empiricism
who taught this? he also coined the term sociology
positivism
auguste comte - french philosopher
what later joined psychoanalysis and was developed separately by John B. Watson, B.F. Skinner, and Ivan Pavlov?
behavioral psychology
“Prince of expositor” he was a British minister and Bible scholar
G Campbell, Morgan
the philosophy that an idea/action should be judged solely by its results regardless of any moral/scriptural considerations
pragmatism
says that there is no truth or reality; developed by Soren Kierkegaard
existentialism
this expressed point by point the ‘faith’ of humanism; released a part one and two
humanist manifesto
advocated for progressive education; this was a distinct turn away from traditional education
John dewey
who based his ideas on his statement “God is dead”
Friedrich nietzsche
define secular humanism
mixed the ideas of secularism - matters of morality should be based solely on man - and humanism - worship of man/dependence on mans reading and feelings alone
christians who remained faithful to God’s word; called this because of the fundamentals
fundamentalists
originated by German theologian Albert kitsch; is a form of ‘christianity’ emphasizing social improvement over spiritual change
social gospel
aka religious liberalism; declared that biblical doctrines like a literal heaven and hell, sinful nature, and salvation by faith in Christ were ‘too old fashioned’ and rejected them
modernism
“prophet of the social gospel”; wanted christian principles of equal rights to be combined with socialism to create a new order
Walter rauschenbusch
one of the social gospel’s most popular devotees who was also one of the most radical religious liberals
Henry Emerson fosdick
one of the chief goals of modernists; it is the outward union of all denominations regardless of doctrinal differences
ecumenism
essays by Biblical scholars of the day; this presented the fundamentals of the Christian faith like the inspiration and inerrancy of the scriptures, the deity of Christ,; Christ’s life, death, resurrection, and personal return
The fundamentals
Scottish archaeologist who discoveries showed that acts was historically accurate
Sir William Ramsey