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Niagara Bible Conference

American religious movement
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The Niagara Bible Conference was a significant event in the late 19th century that fueled a popular movement focused on the Second Coming of Christ. Initiated by James Inglis, a New York City Baptist minister, the conference gained prominence under James H. Brookes, a Presbyterian minister and editor. This movement, deeply interested in biblical prophecy and millennialism, also sponsored public conferences in major cities and found an influential platform through Dwight L. Moody's Northfield conferences. The millenarians associated with Niagara were part of a broader conservative reaction against modernist interpretations of the Bible and challenges posed by scientific discoveries and social changes.1

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  1. Christian fundamentalism - Origins
  2. Christian fundamentalism - The late 19th to the mid-20th century

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