The work was presented in a discipline in the course of
International Relations, aiming to demonstrate the main thinkers and theological currents that underlie Christian Fundamentalism in the United States of America.
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3. PRESENTATION
THIS TOPIC WAS PRESENTED TO THE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COURSE BY:
LUCIVALDO ARAUJO
THIAGO THOM
YURY FONTÃO
4. ROAD MAP
The Definition of Christian Fundamentalism
The Precursors of Christian Fundamentalism
The Goals of Society in Christian Fundamentalism
The Challenges of Christian Fundamentalism
The Characteristics of Christian Fundamentalism
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5. The Definition of Christian Fundamentalism
According to the definition found on the Wikipedia research site, it reads
as follows:
Christian Fundamentalism is a theological and social movement, taking
place almost entirely within Protestantism.
Fundamentalism is based on the Bible's emphasis as being authoritative,
not only in matters of faith, but in the governance of society and the
interpretation of science.
6. The Precursors of Christian Fundamentalism
We quote here some of the important names that gave their contribution to
Christian Fundamentalism, they are:
Timothy Dwight and Jedidiah Morse (Post-Revolutionaries).
Pat Robertson (Premillennial Eschatology).
Dwight L . Moody (Evangelizer 1900).
Rousas J . Rushdoony (Reconstructionist of the 70s).
7. The Precursors of Christian Fundamentalism
Timothy Dwight
(Post - Revolutionary)
(May 14, 1752 – January 11, 1817) was an
American scholar and educator, a congregational
minister, theologian, and author. He was the 8th
President of Yale College (1795–1817).
8. The Precursors of Christian Fundamentalism
Jedidiah Morse
(Post - Revolutionary)
(August 23, 1761 – June 9, 1826) was a noted geographer
whose books became a landmark for students in the
United States. He was the father of telegraphy pioneer and
painter Samuel FB Morse, and his books earned him the
nickname "Father of American Geography."
9. The Precursors of Christian Fundamentalism
Marion Gordon
“Pat” Robertson
(Premillennial Eschatology)
(Born March 22, 1930) is an American media tycoon,
executive chairman, and former Southern Baptist
minister who generally supports conservative Christian
ideals. He currently serves as Chancellor of Regent
University and President of the Christian Broadcasting
Network.
10. The Precursors of Christian Fundamentalism
Dwight L . Moody
(Evangelizer 1900)
(February 5, 1837 – December 22, 1899), also known as
DL Moody, was an American evangelist and publisher who
founded Moody Church, Northfield School, and Monte
Hermon School in Massachusetts (now Northfield Mont
Hermon School), the Moody Bible Institute and Moody
Publishers.
11. The Precursors of Christian Fundamentalism
Rousas J .Rushdoony
(Reconstructionist from the 70s)
(April 25, 1916 – February 8, 2001) was a Calvinist
philosopher, historian and theologian and is widely
credited as the father of Christian Reconstructionism
and an inspiration for the modern Christian home
education movement. His followers and critics have
argued that his thinking exerts considerable
influence on the evangelical Christian right.
12. The Goals of Society in Christian Fundamentalism
Social transformation.
Individual mobility.
I long for safety.
The continuation of traditional values and insights into God's truth.
The objectives of society within this model are:
13. The Challenges of Christian Fundamentalism
Pentecostal Evangelicals
Charismatic Evangelicals
Pre - Millennial Doctrines
Post - Millennial Doctrines
The Pietists
The Activists
Here are examples of challenges faced by Christian Fundamentalism:
14. The Challenges of Christian Fundamentalism
Pentecostal Evangelicals
Pentecostalism is a renewal movement from within Christianity that
places special emphasis on a direct and personal experience of God
through Baptism in the Holy Spirit. The term Pentecostal is derived from
Pentecost, a Greek term describing the Jewish Feast of Weeks. For
Christians, this event commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit on the
followers of Jesus Christ, as described in Acts 2.
15. The Challenges of Christian Fundamentalism
Pentecostal Evangelicals
Pentecostals tend to see that their movement reflects the same kind of
spiritual power, style of worship and teachings that were found in the early
Church. For this reason, some Pentecostals also use the term Apostolic or
Full Gospel to describe their movement.
16. The Challenges of Christian Fundamentalism
Charismatic Evangelicals
The term “charismatic movement” is sometimes confused with the term
“charismatic”.
The word “charismatic” is a broad term used to describe those Christians who
believe the manifestations of the Holy Spirit, the charisms, seen in the first century of
the Christian church (see for example the book of Acts), as miracles, prophecy and
glossolalia ( speaking in other languages or languages), are available to Christians
and can be experienced and practiced today.
17. The Challenges of Christian Fundamentalism
Charismatic Evangelicals
The term is derived from the Greek word χάρισμα ("gift," derived from χάρις, "grace"
or "favor"), which is the term used in the Bible, I Corinthians 12-14.
The “Charismatic Movement”, however, expresses the arrival of spiritual gifts in the
main historical denominations. The “charismatic Christians” are in almost all
ecclesiastical denominations, although some have formed their own denominations,
they are known as Christians of fire , because of its main aspect of life.
18. The Challenges of Christian Fundamentalism
Pre - Millennial Doctrines
Premillennialism, or premillennialism, is the view that Christ's second
coming will occur before His Millennial Kingdom and that this reign will be a
literal 1000-year period. In order for us to understand and interpret the
passages in Scripture dealing with end-time events, there are two things we
need to clearly understand: a proper method of interpreting Scripture and
the distinction between Israel (the Jews) and the Church (the body of all
believers in Jesus Christ).
19. The Challenges of Christian Fundamentalism
Postmillennial Doctrines
Postmillennialism is the eschatological school that defends that Christ will
come for the second time, at the end of the Millennium. Many
postmillennialists believe that the Millennial era began when Christ was
subject to heaven and others believe that it will emerge when the Gospel
has been preached throughout the earth, promoting a golden age of justice
and peace for humanity.
20. The Challenges of Christian Fundamentalism
Postmillennial Doctrines
Postmillennialism expects the vast majority of the world's population to
convert to Christ before His glorious return. It is up to the Christian church
to spread His teachings, making disciples of the nations, teaching their
peoples to apply the principles of the Kingdom of God in every area of
human life.
21. The Challenges of Christian Fundamentalism
The Pietists
Pietism is a movement from Lutheranism that values the individual experiences of the
believer. Such a movement arose in the late 17th century, in opposition to the neglect of
Lutheran orthodoxy towards the personal dimension of religion, and reached its peak
between 1650-1800.
Pietism combined the Lutheranism of the Protestant Reformation, emphasizing
personal conversion, sanctification, religious experience, de-emphasis on creeds and
confessions, the need to renounce the world, universal brotherhood of believers, and an
openness to religious expression of emotions.
22. The Challenges of Christian Fundamentalism
The Pietists
The title gave rise to the term “pietists” and became a manifesto for the renewal of the
Church. In this publication he made six proposals as the best way to restore the life of
the Church:
1- Serious and in-depth study of the Bible in private meetings in ecclesiolaeecclesia
(“churches within the Church”);
2- Christianity being the universal priesthood, lay people must share in the spiritual
government of the Church;
23. The Challenges of Christian Fundamentalism
The Pietists
3 - Knowledge of Christianity must be achieved through practice;
4 - Instead of attacks on unbelievers and unorthodox, give them a sympathetic and gentle treatment;
5 - A reorganization of theological formation of universities, giving greater prominence to devotional
life;
6 - A different style of preaching, that is, in place of pleasant rhetoric, the implantation of Christianity,
in the interior or new man, who is the soul of faith, and should bring fruit to life.
24. The Challenges of Christian Fundamentalism
The Activists
Religious activism is the term used for that accumulation of functions that
someone performs in the church or religious community and that has been
proven in certain cases to cause a person's physical, mental and spiritual
exhaustion. Activism is when someone says, for example, “I'm the guy. I
work a lot. I'm ahead of everything."
25. The Characteristics of Christian Fundamentalism
Main characteristics of the Fundamentalist Christian identity:
Reconstruction of the Family (as the central institution of society);
Reaffirmation of Patriarchalism;
Sanctity of Marriage (excluding divorce and adultery);
The authority of man over woman (Bible : Genesis 1 , Ephesians 5: 22 - 23);
The strict obedience of the children (if necessary, for physical aggression).