1. Religious fundamentalism and cultural conflict in the 1920s

2. Resistance to modernity and change Yet another pattern in American history: change is always greeted by hostility and opposition. The 20s were “the birth of modern America;” “The Roaring 20s” Rapid changes in society: movies, celebrities, new technology, new fashion, jazz, immigration, etc. -> Prohibition, immigration restriction, nativism, KKK, and the revival of religious fundamentalism Yet another pattern in American history: change is always greeted by hostility and opposition. The 20s were “the birth of modern America;” “The Roaring 20s” Rapid changes in society: movies, celebrities, new technology, new fashion, jazz, immigration, etc. -> Prohibition, immigration restriction, nativism, KKK, and the revival of religious fundamentalism

3. Definitions Catholicism: Roman Catholic Church Protestantism: Christian churches that broke away in the Protestant Reformation, 1517 Fundamentalism: the interpretation of every word in the sacred texts as literal truth Evangelism: zealous preaching and advocacy of the religion Catholicism: Roman Catholic Church Protestantism: Christian churches that broke away in the Protestant Reformation, 1517 Fundamentalism: the interpretation of every word in the sacred texts as literal truth Evangelism: zealous preaching and advocacy of the religion

4. The challenge facing Protestant Christianity in the 1920s

5. Urban Modernists

6. Rural Fundamentalists

7. Evangelical preachers The “rock stars” of the 1920s

8. The Scopes Monkey Trial: Summer, 1925 Enjoy the film…

9. Scenes from Dayton, TN