Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: correll@sun.udel.edu (Sharon J Correll) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Fundamentalist doctrines Message-ID: Date: 18 Jul 90 09:09:43 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: University of Delaware Lines: 32 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article gevans@oiscola.columbia.ncr.com (GKEvans) writes: >After an earlier article I posted, several people have requested >a list of doctrines associated with "fundamentalism," and how >they (might) differ from "conservative evangelicalism." >... So people in this file tend to agree that most of the difference between "evangelical" and "fundamentalist" is in the "flavor" or "emphasis" of the group(s), not in actual doctrine. I'd be interested in the opinion of someone who identifies themselves as fundamentalist, but maybe there are none that read this newsgroup(!). For myself, I've thought that the term "evangelical" implies two things: * Committment to the authority of scripture (usually means belief in inerrancy, but not always) * Emphasis on personal faith (as opposed to the emphasis on the institution of the church as in the Roman Catholic Church) By this definition, fundamentalists are also evangelicals (although they might not like to use the term). But in addition to social issues (dancing, drinking, etc.), I always thought that there are a few doctrinal issues that distinguish fundamentalists. For instance, fundament- alists would be pretty firm on the idea of a 6-24-hour-day Creation, while some evangelicals would be open to some merger between Creation and evolution. -- ---\ Sharon Correll \--------------- ----\ University of Delaware \-------------- -----\ Academic Computing and Instructional Technology \------------- ------\ correll@sun.acs.udel.edu \------------