Religious Liberalism and the Modern Crisis of Faith | National Humanities Center

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Religious Liberalism and the Modern Crisis of Faith

By Wacker, Grant

A discernible current of religious liberalism ripples through all periods of American history, but between 1870 and 1970 that current overflowed its banks and exerted a powerful influence upon American culture as a whole. Although religious liberalism affected all three of the main confessional groups in the United States—Protestants, Catholics, and Jews—Protestants undoubtedly experienced the most telling effects.

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History / Education Studies / American History / Christianity / Protestantism / Religious Liberalism /