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Re:Gallup: U.S. church membership dips below 50% for first time by pbourke on Monday March 29, 2021 @11:31AM (#26623256)
> In reality fundamentalist literalism is a relatively recent (19th century) theological development

I was under the impression that it began with the Protestant Reformation - specifically Calvinism (16th century)

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Re:Gallup: U.S. church membership dips below 50% for first time by api on Monday March 29, 2021 @11:34AM (#26623315)
Hmm... my answer may have been US-centric. I was thinking of this kind of thing:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fundamentals

Early 20th century though, but the antecedents go back to the 19th.

This is regarded by some as the foundational text of 20th century American fundamentalism. Written and published by an oil tycoon, of course.

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