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What emerged was an approach to Christianity that placed less emphasis on theological doctrine and dogma and more focus on the humanistic attributes of Christianity. These Modernist ideas were accepted by many Protestant denominations, but not all. Fundamentalism was a reaction to the growing acceptance of Modernist ideas. Through the remainder of the 20th century and early 21st century, what would become known as Progressive Christianity would be further shaped by social upheaval, religious criticism, and the struggle for racial, gender, and sexual orientation equality.