Articles in this Issue
The Monkey Trial and the Rise of Fundamentalism: Did You Know? – The Frenzied Twenties
The tumultuous culture in which American churches waged their religious war
The Monkey Trial
The first “trial of the century” revealed a great divide separating American Christians.
Prayer Debate
Who could pray at the trial?
Darrow Takes the Stand
Bryan cross-examines his adversary.
The Press Weighs In
Condensed editorials from the summer of 1925 show a nation at odds.
User-Friendly Faith
What liberals believed—and why fundamentalists made such a fuss.
Right Jabs and Left Hooks
All fundamentalists fought with modernists—but not for the same reasons or in the same way.
The Monkey Trial & the Rise of Fundamentalism: A Gallery of Militants, Moderates, & Millionaires
It’s pretty hard to stereotype early fundamentalist leaders.
Fundamentalist Internet
The people, conferences, and organizations that made up the fundamentalist family.
Relevant Morality
Modernism’s most popular preacher on the hopes of liberals.
A Return to Bondage
Fundamentalism’s most gifted theologian critiques liberalism.
An Army of Conservative Women
Women played a surprisingly prominent role in early fundamentalism.
Enraptured with Order
How fundamentalists strove mightily to make sense of history.
The Monkey Trial and the Rise of Fundamentalism: Christian History Interview – Spurring on Secularism
The leading historian of fundamentalism assesses the damages inflicted by the fundamentalist-modernist controversy.
The Monkey Trial and the Rise of Fundamentalism: Christian History Interview – Here We Stand
A fundamentalist historian answers the critics of fundamentalism.
The Monkey Trial and the Rise of Fundamentalism: Recommended Resources
The Rise of Fundamentalism