CH112: Faith in a Postmodern World

Foundations for the Christian Life · Feb 9, 2026 · 38m

The provided documents chronicle the evolution of the global church from the eighteenth century into the early twenty-first century, highlighting the transition from Western-led missions to a decentralized global movement. These sources detail the rise of modern missions through figures like William Carey and Hudson Taylor, while tracing the parallel impact of American revivals led by evangelists such as D.L. Moody and Billy Graham. The text examines the twentieth-century theological conflicts between liberalism, fundamentalism, and evangelicalism, noting how world wars and modernism…