Major Fundamentalist Movements
New Image Pragmatist Confessionalist Imperialist Extremist
(Progressive) (Extra-Fndsm)
Central Cultural Soul-winning, Doctrine, both Empire-building; Quirks:
Concern influence; defined in terms fundamentals dominated by Bible Versions
rapprochement of numbers of and “Doc” (Doc Personalities
with evangelicals professions comprehensive doesn’t need a Politics
systems of faith name) Practices
Theological Various: the Decisionism; Denominational, Major on Various
Bias main difference anthropology of frequently (not fundamentals traditions, but all
with other Charles Finney always) and whatever is bent by the quirk
fundamentalists Calvinistic important to Doc
is in attitude
Preaching Topical, often Geared toward Biblical Topical, issue- Sometimes
political, crisis decisions; explanation and oriented, expository, often
influence of evangelistic; application; aims reinforces Doc’s topical, tendency
social sciences often “hard for incremental rules, AKA “the to focus on the
preaching” at change standards” quirk
backsliders;
often prophetic
Education Prize education; Value practical Encourage Insular and Mixed: may
seminary for training in seminary for ingrown: value education,
ministers; institutes or ministers; outsiders are not but the quirk
university or Bible colleges, affinity for Bible to be trusted, must be
liberal arts but contempt for colleges but state especially for promoted in the
college for others “ejemuckation” universities theological educational
accepted education process
Spirituality Varied Revivalist: Emphasis on Evaluate Different views
bipolar swings progressive spirituality by of sanctification
hinging upon sanctification conformity to can be
backsliding and using the Dallas group (Doc’s) overlooked in
crisis decisions or Reformed rules; submission favor of unity on
models to authority the quirk
Personal Rejection of Strict (Southern) Re-examining Enforcement of The recognized
standards many traditional traditional taboos traditional taboos those taboos that taboos are
(nb: generally, taboos are upheld, but to determine Doc doesn’t plan definitive for
fundamentalists
soul-winning biblical basis to break fundamentalism
work from two sets
of traditional covers a
taboos, a Northern multitude of sins
and a Southern)
Leadership Charismatic Authoritarian Instructional and Hard-ball Dictatorial and
executive exemplary political manipulative
Social Ethic Many are New Social Social Social Social
Christian Right; engagement is a engagement is a engagement is a engagement is a
some are means of means of means of means of
beginning to demonstrating demonstrating demonstrating demonstrating
focus upon personal care and personal care and personal care and personal care and
structural gaining a hearing gaining a hearing gaining a hearing gaining a hearing
injustices for the gospel for the gospel for the gospel for the gospel
Fellowship and Clear rejection of Separation No fellowship or Tendency toward No fellowship
Separation “secondary sep- mostly means cooperation with isolationism; with unbelievers;
aration”; no enforcing the unbelievers; suspicion of tendency to
fellowship or taboos; contempt emphasize those outside the castigate those
cooperation with for those who are varying levels of group; tendency who differ with
unbelievers not “soul- fellowship and to make the quirk
winners”; no cooperation with fellowship “all or
fellowship with believers nothing”
unbelievers
