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Liberalism
freedom from something or freedom to do something; modern liberalism frees man from God’s morals & standards
Conservatism
preserving traditional western & Judeo-Christian principles & Morals
Positivism
nothing can be known except for observable science; created by Auguste Comte
Psychology
the study of the mind; sigmund Freud promoted psychoanalysis as a part of psychology
Behavioral psychology
Viewing man as an animal that can be trained or conditioned; Created by Ivan Pavlov & B.F. Skinner
Pavlov
created Behavioral Psychology
Pragmatism
an idea or action should be judged solely by the results
Existentialism
No truth or reality & no purpose in the life that humans live;
Promoted by Soren Kierkegaard & Friedrich Nietzsche (“God is Dead”)
Nietzsche
said “God is dead”
Progressive Education
created by John Dewey; applying liberal philosophies & Pseudoscience to education
modernism
also called “Religious Liberalism” (man is the highest product of evolution & naturally good)
“Social Gospel”
emphasized social improvement over spiritual change; Originated by Albrecht Ritschl
Walter Rauschenbusch
“The Prophet of the Social Gospel”
Ecumenism
union of all spiritual organizations regardless of doctrinal differences
Fundamentalists
Christians who remained faithful to God’s word
G. Campbell Morgan
“Prince of Expositors”
Sir William Ramsey
archaeologists in the middle east who defended the faith
Oswald Chambers
“My Utmost For His Highest”; YMCA during WWI
Rodney (“Gipsy”) Smith
conducted evangelistic campaigns for 70 yrs.
R.A. Torrey:
“Apostle to the Skeptics”
Billy Sunday
converted baseball star who led thousands to christ
Impressionism
a prominent art form which captured moments received by the physical senses
Pablo Picasso
known for the style of cubism
Abstract Art
“art for art’s sake”
Beatrix Potter
wrote & illustrated the Tale of Peter Rabbit
Norman rockwell
warmly illustrated scenes on american life
H.G. Wells
wrote in support of Joseph Stalin
Upton Sinclair
wrote the Jungle about the meat-packing industry in Chicago
H.L. Mencken
openly ridiculed Christianity; “Mass Morons”
Sinclair Lewis
emphasized the dullness of “middle class morality”
J.R.R. Tolkien
wrote The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings
George Orwell
wrote Animal Farm & 1984
C.S. Lewis
wrote the Chronicles of Narnia & The Screwtape Letters
T.S. Eliot
wrote “Ash Wednesday” & “Journey of the Magi”
Paris Peace Pact
62 nations attempted to create World peace with this
Federal Reserve Bank
designed to keep interest rates low; loan were cheap & easy to get
Speculation
risky investment for the chance of making a quick profit
Margin
buying stock on east credit
October 29,1929
When did the stock market crashed which began the Great Depression
Stocks
the stock market crashed which began the Great Depression
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