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