The transdenominational nature of Neo-Evangelicalism and Pentecostalism and its effect on religious denominational identity between 1900 and 1960.

摘要

It is the intent of this study to further the discourse on the apparent shift in the religious organizational structures of twentieth century American Protestantism. Noting that scholars have recently attempting to divide the leaders of this dialogue into two ideological camps, Reformed or Holiness, this study argues that these two leading models are artificial and fail to bring us to an adequate understanding of the complexities of the religious transformation of the twentieth century. Rather, it argues that, only by considering this phenomenon from a broader more inclusive model that accounts for varied perspectives, can we hope to move closer to a comprehensive understanding.;This study examines the stratification and dilution of the once powerful and homeogenous religious establishment over and against a developing and maturing cultural diversity. By examining a portion of the historical record as it relates to the rise of Neo-Evangelicalism and later to Neo-Pentecostalism this study will seek to evaluate this change in Protestant denominational religion in America between 1900 and 1960.;As revealed in the pages of the conservative Protestant publication, Moody Monthly, the official publication of the Assemblies of God, The Pentecostal Evangel, and the sanctioned publication of the National Association of Evangelicals, United Evangelical Action, this study explores the attitudes and beliefs that defined the relationship in the early 1900s between liberal and conservative and pentecostal and non-pentecostal Protestants. By reviewing previously undocumented discussions related to establishment of parachurch organizations this analysis helps to explain the larger relationship between the religious establishment and the American culture. In so doing, this study will document the emergence of a transdenominational religious structure or belief system.;This study argues that with the emergence of a transdenominational commonalty as seen in the formation of the NAE moved conservative American Protestantism into a new era of religious accommodation. Such accommodation opened the door for individuals to develop their own belief structures while maintaining membership in any denominational body without regard to its official doctrinal stance.