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Religious Liberalism vs.Christian Witness (Pages 363-370)
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modernism
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Believes that man is the highest product of evolution and thus not sinful, but naturally good
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Social Gospel
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The modernists rejected or minimized the true Gospel and viewed the church's mission as one of social reform and political action
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Albrecht Ritschl
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Developed a form of Christianity that emphasized social improvement instead of spiritual change
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Walter Rauschenbusch
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The Prophet of the Social Gospel
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Harry Emerson Fosdick
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One of the most radical religious liberals
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Ecumenism
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The outward union of all churches, denominations, and sects into one organization regardless of doctrinal differences
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G. Campbell Morgan
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The Prince of Expositors who had an unusual ability to expound the Word of God and teach its truths
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W. H. Griffith Thomas
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A British Christian who was a Bible conference speaker in Britain and the U. S.
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Sir William Ramsay
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Dedicated his life to the exploration of Bible land and to the scientific defense of Christianity
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Oswald Chambers
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Known for the devotional classic "My Utmost for His Highest"
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Rodney (Gipsy) Smith
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Most famous revival preachers in the world
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T. T. Shields
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A Canadian Pastor who was a staunch contender for Fundamentalism
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R. A. Torrey
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Apostle to the Skeptics
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Billy Sunday
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A converted baseball player who spoke to about 100 million people in his 50 years of preaching
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Impressionism
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An attempt to capture momentary, fleeting "impressions" received by the physical senses
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Pablo Picasso
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Invented cubism which emphasized random geometric forms hoping to create a new "reality" in the viewer's mind
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Abstract Art
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Art for Art's sake which expressed their own subjective thoughts and feelings in a chaotic arrangement of shapes and colors
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Beatrix Potter
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Wrote and illustrated "Peter Rabbit"
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Norman Rockwell
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His illustrations warmly portrayed homes, children, and towns
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George Bernard Shaw
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Blindly wrote of life in the Communist slave labor camps
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H. G. Wells
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British science fiction writer who overlooked the brutality of Lenin
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Upton Sinclair
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Wrote books and tracts that charged America's industries with being "oppressors" of common workers
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H. L. Mencken and Sinclair Lewis
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Attacked America's cherished traditional morality
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George Orwell
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Wrote Animal Farm
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C. S. Lewis
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Britain's great literary apologist for the Christian faith
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T. S. Eliot
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Wrote "Ash Wednesday" and "Journey of the Magi"
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speculation
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Risky investments for the chance of making a quick profit
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October 29,1929
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Black Thurday
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