prof. worthen: let us begin. my name is molly worthen. we are at the university of north carolina at chapel hill and today s lecture is on the history of american fundamentalism and pentecostalism. i will try to answer three big questions today. number one, what is protestant fundamentalism? what does the term mean? second, how did fundamentalists relate to mainstream culture? and third, why has fundamentalism been so much more influential in the united states than in any other society in the western world? i am curious, is fundamentalism, fundamentalists are these terms that you hear today? do you know people who call themselves fundamentalists or use this label? i can see some nodding. any examples? is that how they describe groups that do terrorist attack? it is a term that you hear more often in the context of islam. what about here, among american christian groups? i am from up north. and many of the christians down here we call fundamentalist christians. often as
what is protestant fundamentalism? what does the term mean? second, how did fundamentalists relate to mainstream culture? third, why has fundamentalism been so much more influential in the united states than in any other society in the western world. world? is fundamentalism, fundamentalist am a term that you here today? terms that you here today? do you know people that call themselves fundamentalists or use this label? i see some nodding, any examples? people with islam are trying to describe it is a term you here more .ften as a concept of islam what about here among american, christian groups, do you hear the label? i m from the north and many people are called called fundamentalist christians. it is not often used by fundamentalists themselves. you have heard it more as a pejorative term? that lines up with my own experience. there are exceptions. i certainly met some proud independent baptists who claim that term fundamentalist. generally, it seems to be use
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topics include christian leader henry lord beecher, prohibition, and the 18th amendment, and the u.s. supreme court case roe v wade. bob jones university hosted this event. it is an hour and a half. well, good evening, and welcome to bob jones university. and the series of the first of three forms on bouncing piety balancing piety and pragmatism, evangelical and politics. we appreciate you being with us this evening. if we could, let s begin our program of the word of prayer. heavenly father, we do thank you for the opportunity that we have here at bob jones university to learn more about our civic responsibilities and the great nation that you have blessed us to be a part of. we do pray for our nation. we pray for our elected leaders. we pray for president obama particularly, as he leads this nation, that you might grant him wisdom, and that your sovereign hand might be directing the decisions that he makes. we think of the tragedies that have happened recently, attacks
u.s. supreme court case roe v wade. bob jones university hosted this event. it is an hour and a half. gary weier: well, good evening, and welcome to bob jones university and the series of the first of three forms on balancing piety and pragmatism, evangelical and politics. we appreciate you being with us this evening. if we could, let s begin our program tonight with a word of prayer. heavenly father, we do thank you for the opportunity that we have here at bob jones university to learn more about our civic responsibilities and the great nation that you have blessed us to be a part of. we do pray for our nation. we pray for our elected leaders. we pray for president obama particularly, as he leads this nation, that you might grant him wisdom, and that your sovereign hand might be directing the decisions that he makes. we think of the tragedies that have happened recently, attacks on the well-being and even life of many citizens. we pray that you protect the life. and we pray