4.11 Christianity Today

Evangelicalism

- Renewed emphasis on the authority of the Bible
- Emphasis on righteous behaviour
- Baptism for adults only
- De-emphasis on official church membership and formal creeds
- Spread of Gospel through missionary activity

Liberalism

Tries to find common ground between Christianity and modernity (science, technology, modern political structures)

Fundamentalism

- Bible is without eror
- Christ is God
- Jesus died for our sake
- Reject Darwin in favour of story of creation

Pentecostalism

Accepts bible as Word of God WITHOUT ERROR
- Believes people believes people can seek to be baptized in the Holy Spirit
- Believes in signs of the Holy Spirit's presence

Ecumenism

Movement toward unity among Christian churches

confession of jesus, baptism

Two things bind all Christian churches

churches of Reformation realized divisions of Christianity were hurting them

1800s

world missionary conference started ecumenical movement

1910

World Council of Churches formed

1948

Catholic Church starts dialogue with WCC

1965