Christianity In The Early 20th Century Essay

In his “Address to the Greater Houston Ministerial Association” on September 12, 1960 to Reverend Meza and Reverend Reck, United States President, John F. Kennedy, tries to persuade the rev. And perhaps all of America to not look at his religious beliefs for making America's choices, but rather what is best for America's people. He does this by having a frustrated tone using phrases such as “so-called religious issue” he uses these words to get his point clearly across. On September 12, 1960 people were shocked to see that President Kennedy was so annoyed with the public saying that there was an issue with his religious beliefs.

Throughout the history of North America there have been a plethora of battles waged between those with conflicting theologies in terms of religion. Looking to the protestant faith, one can see how protestant beliefs and or presents have been challenged not only by faiths of obvious secular contrast, such as Catholicism, but also by minutely dissimilar denominations that have fracture off of preexisting sects. In comparing Josiah Strong’s “Our Country” to Harry Emerson Fosdick’s “Shall the Fundamentalists Win” a contrast in who is opposing Protestants authority can be seen, along with why these sects were challenging theological ideas of the time. Moreover, the response of Protestants over time can be contrasted in how they deal with threats

Carter made it a personal goal to begin an international campaign to bring awareness toward human rights. He believed that communism had negatively impacted the lives of those living under an anti-democratic regime. Yet, an unforeseen issue arose due to the rhetoric of the Carter Administration. While Carter denounced a number of nations who either supported communism or were led by dictators, the United States relied upon several of these states as allies against the larger Cold War battles.

The story of American Religion is one of migration, be it from immigrants from other countries or from the movement of Americans from city to city and from state to state. This is especially true of American Southerners who, during the Great Depression, moved out of their homeland and to the more industrial areas of the country like Detroit or Los Angeles. When these Southerners migrated to Los Angeles and Southern California, they brought with them their evangelical religious beliefs. In “From Bible Belt to Sun Belt,” author Darren Dochuk describes how that brand of southern evangelicalism initially shaped Southern California, and then US politics as a whole, through cultural clashes with the existing New Deal Democrats of the area, by

American Political Thought 4/27/2023 What principles did Ronald Reagan draw on for his Cold War strategy? How did this shape American Political Thought? The role that Ronald Reagan played in the Cold War was one of a puzzle solver. According to this week's lecture, from The Peacemaker, Reagan had three clear goals at the beginning of his presidency: the expansion of liberty in the world, the end of Soviet communism, the abolition of nuclear weapons, peace between the American and Russian people, and a world free of the Cold War.

(Baylor University). This quote sheds light to how the increase of politics in churches can poorly affect the connotation of the who believe in the same God and religious practices as another. Through the withholding of civil rights and liberties there is division amongst many churches all over the world. Evangelicals whether they be white or black often change their name because of the racist and evil ideologies that are associated with

The second document highlights the National Security Council 68, a central document of the Cold War that laid out the strategic foundation for American foreign policy after the devastating decline of western European powers during World War II left the United States and Soviet Union as the dominant nations. The National Security Council argues that the Soviet Union poses a threat due to “being animated by a new fanatic faith” in communism to impose “absolute authority over the world” (Doc 2). This type of behavior is anti-ethical to the American values, so the fight between America and the Soviet Union was inevitable. The document outlined possible responses of isolation, diplomatic efforts to negotiate, or the rapid buildup of strength of

Stephanson uses Josiah Strong, who is instrumental to the thought of American religious imperialism. Stephanson states, Strong’s ideas were central to the want to conquer particular social ills. In order to do so, Strong utilizes “three important strands of late-nineteenth-century U.S. Protestantism: ‘liberal’ theology; mission at home and abroad; and the social gospel ”. Liberal theology was a reinvention of natural theology in order to fuse God and history into a progressive evolution of the fittest individuals. Missionary activity was key to American church life, these organizations reached their peak toward the end of the century because of the following: the necessity to maintain a firm position while being against the changes of corruption, filth and aliens at home.

The investigation will assess to what extent Reagan used religion as motivation to wage war against communism from 1981 to 1988. During the Cold War various factors, including ideological differences led to conflict between American democracy and communism in Korea, Vietnam, and the U. S. S. R. In America, a religious awakening occurred, reaffirming traditional American values while the U. S. S. R. or Soviet Union and other communist nations embraced secularism. Ronald Reagan witnessed and impacted the end of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States. This investigation will primarily be focused on primary source documents, namely Reagan’s speeches during his presidency. Analysis combined with background of each speech helps

In an essay on the subject of religious revivals, Nathan O. Hatch, among other remarks on the empowerment and different directions of the revival time, states that, “the wave of popular religious movements that broke upon the United States in the half century after independence did more to Christianize America society than anything before or since.” Collectively, these revivals are often referred to as the Second Great Awakening. Revivalists across the country called upon others to renounce “evil” things, such as drinking and using swear words. They hoped such positive behavioral changes would bring about Christ’s Second Coming and the millennium of peace to follow it. When one such revivalist, Charles Finney, arrived in Rochester, he found a relatively young town bursting with men of the working class and a government aimed toward outlawing sinful activities.

Through asserting himself as a devout Christian, Ronald Reagan flies the colors of righteousness and truth behind him. He quotes American heroes such as Thomas Jefferson who had declared, “the God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time” (Reagan). Reflecting America as a country built upon the almighty God’s values relays a feeling of empowerment to the public. And who better to be trusted with the guidance of America than a man who understands the life and liberty God has blessed upon it, a man who stands by the values that shaped the very nation, a man who is backed by the power of the all-knowing Lord? In remaining firm in his Christian beliefs, Reagan reaches out to the public with his honesty and continues the

While addressing the National Association of Evangelicals at their annual convention on March 8th, 1983, Reagan shocked and inspired many people during his “Evil Empire” speech. He elects to share his views about how evil and sin in the world today, revolves around one single form of government, which is communism. Examples of Reagan’s issues with communism are quoted in the speech, including, “There is sin and evil in the world, and we're enjoined by Scripture and the Lord Jesus to oppose it with all our might. Our nation, too, has a legacy… the moral evils of our past.” This speech exemplifies the meaning of patriotism and coming together as a country, to eliminate all issues in society.

Perhaps, the most frightening aspect of this book is the ever-darkening depravity of American culture. Honestly, if a reader traces the opponents of fundamentalism through the work, they find a disturbing trend that explains why America is facing the problems she’s facing today. Slowly but surely, those who hold to fundamentalism are becoming fewer in number. Now, most well-educated people would not know what fundamentalism is or (more importantly) what it stands for. Small wonder America is going to Hell in a handbasket (pardon my

Washington emphasized the danger of factions, whether by geography, political party, or petty differences. Washington furthered suggested, “The name of American, [sic] must always exalt the just pride of patriotism more than any appellation derived from local discriminations.” Likewise, Reagan emphasized the danger the factions of communism and democratic ideologies. Reagan suggested, “Standing before the Brandenburg Gate, every man is a German separated from his fellow men.”

Adriana Ortiz Mr. Ruff History Hnrs 05/08/2023 Christianity taking ahold Many ask how a religion that originated in the first century has affected many people's lives today. It began with Jesus of Nazareth over two thousand years ago, he lived among the Jewish and claimed that he was the Messiah. As time passed, Jesus through His actions, helped spread new beliefs of kindness and love to the poor and sinners.