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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 ” - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Religious fundamentalism and cultural conflict in the 1920s
Religious fundamentalism and cultural conflict in the 1920s
Resistance to modernity and changeResistance 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
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
DefinitionsDefinitions
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
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
The challenge facing Protestant Christianity in the 1920s
The challenge facing Protestant Christianity in the 1920s
Urban ModernistsUrban Modernists
Rural FundamentalistsRural Fundamentalists
Evangelical preachersEvangelical preachers
The “rock stars” of the 1920s
The “rock stars” of the 1920s
The Scopes Monkey Trial: Summer, 1925The Scopes Monkey Trial: Summer, 1925
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Scenes from Dayton, TNScenes from Dayton, TN
