Liberal Christianity

Liberal theology

Liberal theology is a branch of religious thinking which emerged in the late 18th and early 19th century, in the wake of The Enlightenment. Like political Liberalism that was emerging at the same time, Liberal theology stresses the value and importance of the individual's freedom of thought and expression. Liberal theology became dominant in the mainline churches in the 20th century. Although Fundamentalist Christianity has been rejected by the mainline churches, liberalism's dominance was waning by the late 20th century with the rise of the more moderate alternatives, such as Neo-orthodoxy, Paleo-orthodoxy and Postmodern Christianity, and more conservative movements such as Neo-evangelicalism and the Confessing movement.

Related Topics:
The Enlightenment - Liberalism - Theology - Individual's - Mainline - Fundamentalist Christianity - Neo-orthodoxy - Paleo-orthodoxy - Postmodern Christianity - Neo-evangelicalism - Confessing movement

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