Shall the Fundamentalists Win?
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"Shall the Fundamentalists Win?" is a famous 1922 sermon by liberal Protestant minister Harry Emerson Fosdick that challenged Christian fundamentalism and defended modernist theology.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shall the Fundamentalists Win? canonical | 1 |
| sermon "Shall the Fundamentalists Win?" | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shall the Fundamentalists Win? Context triple: [Harry Emerson Fosdick, notableWork, Shall the Fundamentalists Win?]
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A.
The Uneasy Conscience of Modern Fundamentalism
The Uneasy Conscience of Modern Fundamentalism is a landmark mid-20th-century evangelical book by theologian Carl F. H. Henry that critiques fundamentalism’s withdrawal from social and cultural engagement and calls for a more robust public witness.
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B.
Faith and Politics: How the "Moral Values" Debate Divides America and How to Move Forward Together
"Faith and Politics: How the 'Moral Values' Debate Divides America and How to Move Forward Together" is a book by former senator and Episcopal priest John Danforth that examines the polarizing role of religion in American politics and proposes ways to bridge the divide.
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C.
Fundamentalism and the Word of God
Fundamentalism and the Word of God is a classic evangelical theological work by J. I. Packer that defends the authority, inspiration, and reliability of Scripture against modern critical challenges.
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D.
Faith in the Public Square
Faith in the Public Square is a collection of essays by theologian Rowan Williams exploring the role of religious belief and moral reasoning in contemporary public and political life.
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E.
The Church and the Nation
"The Church and the Nation" is a work by Anglican cleric Cosmo Gordon Lang that explores the relationship between the Christian church and national life, politics, and identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shall the Fundamentalists Win? Target entity description: "Shall the Fundamentalists Win?" is a famous 1922 sermon by liberal Protestant minister Harry Emerson Fosdick that challenged Christian fundamentalism and defended modernist theology.
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A.
The Uneasy Conscience of Modern Fundamentalism
The Uneasy Conscience of Modern Fundamentalism is a landmark mid-20th-century evangelical book by theologian Carl F. H. Henry that critiques fundamentalism’s withdrawal from social and cultural engagement and calls for a more robust public witness.
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B.
Faith and Politics: How the "Moral Values" Debate Divides America and How to Move Forward Together
"Faith and Politics: How the 'Moral Values' Debate Divides America and How to Move Forward Together" is a book by former senator and Episcopal priest John Danforth that examines the polarizing role of religion in American politics and proposes ways to bridge the divide.
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C.
Fundamentalism and the Word of God
Fundamentalism and the Word of God is a classic evangelical theological work by J. I. Packer that defends the authority, inspiration, and reliability of Scripture against modern critical challenges.
-
D.
Faith in the Public Square
Faith in the Public Square is a collection of essays by theologian Rowan Williams exploring the role of religious belief and moral reasoning in contemporary public and political life.
-
E.
The Church and the Nation
"The Church and the Nation" is a work by Anglican cleric Cosmo Gordon Lang that explores the relationship between the Christian church and national life, politics, and identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
religious address
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sermon ⓘ |
| advocates | freedom of theological inquiry ⓘ |
| aim |
to defend modernist theology within Protestantism
ⓘ
to oppose the exclusion of liberals from the church ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | John D. Rockefeller Jr. ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Riverside Church tradition of liberal preaching ⓘ |
| author | Harry Emerson Fosdick ⓘ |
| callsFor | coexistence of differing theological views within the church ⓘ |
| cityOfDelivery | New York City ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticizes |
doctrinal rigidity
ⓘ
literalist biblical interpretation ⓘ |
| date | 1922 ⓘ |
| denominationalContext |
Presbyterian Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Presbyterian
|
| field |
American religious history
ⓘ
history of Protestant theology ⓘ |
| genre | Christian sermon ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | symbol of liberal Protestant resistance to fundamentalism ⓘ |
| impact |
became a landmark document in American religious history
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intensified the Fundamentalist–Modernist debate in mainline Protestant denominations ⓘ |
| includedIn | collections of classic American sermons ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent liberal Protestant preaching ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
higher biblical criticism
ⓘ
modern science ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterMedium | printed pamphlet ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Christian fundamentalism
ⓘ
modernist theology ⓘ |
| medium | oral sermon ⓘ |
| movementContext |
Fundamentalist–Modernist Controversy
ⓘ
linked to:
Fundamentalist–modernist controversy
|
| notableQuote | “The question is, Has anybody a right to deny the Christian name to those who differ with him on points of view like this?” ⓘ |
| opposes | narrow doctrinal tests for church membership ⓘ |
| placeOfDelivery | First Presbyterian Church in New York City ⓘ |
| positionOnFundamentalism | critical ⓘ |
| positionOnModernism | supportive ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Protestantism
ⓘ
linked to:
Protestant Christianity
|
| subject |
biblical interpretation
ⓘ
doctrinal diversity ⓘ evolution and Christianity ⓘ religious tolerance within Christianity ⓘ science and religion ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | liberal Protestantism ⓘ |
| typeOfArgument | apologetic for theological liberalism ⓘ |
| year | 1922 ⓘ |
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