Protestant Fundamentalism
- Year
- 1910
- Kind
- Movement
What it was
A largely American Protestant reaction against liberal theology and biblical criticism, defending doctrines seen as "fundamental" such as inerrancy, the virgin birth and bodily resurrection. After the Scopes trial (1925) it largely withdrew from mainline institutions.
Little known
The Fundamentals were funded by oil businessmen Lyman and Milton Stewart and mailed free to pastors and missionaries: some three million copies.
Key figures
- Reuben A. Torrey1856–1928
- J. Gresham Machen1881–1937
- William B. Riley1861–1947
Key documents
- The Fundamentals (90 essays in 12 volumes)1910
- Christianity and Liberalism (Machen)1923