wLiberalism (1700-present)
nAntisupernatural
reaction
nScience replaces
authority of Church & Bible
nEnters German
churches in 1800s, US in 1900s
wPresent situation (c2000)
nLiberalism still
strong in academia
nSome resurgence of
orthodoxy
nGrowing diversity in
ethnic groups, with influence of other religions and new age
movement