Liberal Christianity: Difference between revisions

Liberal theology grew out of [[the Enlightenment]]'s rationalism and the [[Romanticism]] of the 18th and 19th centuries. By the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it was characterized by an acceptance of [[Darwinian evolution]], use of modern [[biblical criticism]], and participation in the [[Social Gospel]] movement.{{Sfn|Dorrien|2001|p=xviii}} This was also the period when liberal theology was most dominant within the [[Protestant]] churches. Liberal theology's influence declined with the rise of [[neo-orthodoxy]] in the 1930s and with [[liberation theology]] in the 1960s.{{Sfn|Dorrien|2001|p=xv}} [[Catholic]] forms of liberal theology emerged in the late 19th century. By the 21st century, liberal Christianity had become an [[ecumenical]] tradition, including both Protestants and Catholics.{{Sfn|Dorrien|2001|p=xx}}

 

 

==Liberal Protestantism<!--'Liberal Protestantism', 'Liberal Protestant', and 'Liberal Protestants' redirect here-->==