A defining characteristic of 'Fundamentalism' in the 1920s was the belief in:
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Correct answer: The inerrancy and literal truth of the Bible
Fundamentalists emerged as a reaction against 'higher criticism' of the Bible and secularism. They believed that the Bible was the literal word of God and that any scientific theory contradicting it was a threat to social morality.
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