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==Background==

==Background==

Throughout the vast majority of Christian and Jewish history, the dominant view was [[Young Earth Creationism|the earth was young]], created roughly around 4000 B.C., and that the [[Great Flood]] in Genesis was a global and historical event.<ref name="HBackground">Terry Mortenson, [http://creation.com/the-19th-century-scriptural-geologists-historical-background The 19th century scriptural geologists: historical background]. ''creation.com''. Retrieved December 31, 2016.</ref> An extremely great number of Christian leaders throughout history, such as [[Basel the Great]], [[Augustine]], [[Martin Luther]], [[John Calvin]], and [[John Wesley]], believed in a young earth and/or a literal six-day creation.<ref name="HBackground"/>

Throughout the vast majority of Christian and Jewish history, the dominant view was [[Young Earth Creationism|the earth was young]], created roughly around 4000 B.C., and that the [[Great Flood]] in Genesis was a global and historical event.<ref name="HBackground">Terry Mortenson, [http://creation.com/the-19th-century-scriptural-geologists-historical-background The 19th century scriptural geologists: historical background]. ''creation.com''. Retrieved December 31, 2016.</ref><ref name="Turpin"/> An extremely great number of Christian leaders throughout history, such as [[Basel the Great]], [[Augustine]], [[Martin Luther]], [[John Calvin]], and [[John Wesley]], believed in a young earth and/or a literal six-day creation.<ref name="HBackground"/><ref name="Turpin"/>

However, during the [[Enlightenment|"Enlightenment,"]] society stopped placing [[Bible|God's Word]] first, where it belongs.<ref name="HBackground"/> They started replacing the clear biblical teaching of creation with a man-made belief in long ages.<ref name="HBackground"/> Belief in long ages was not a new idea when [[Charles Darwin]] wrote his ''[[The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection|Origin of Species]]''.<ref name="HBackground"/> Additionally, [[theological liberalism]] developed in formerly orthodox denominations.

However, during the [[Enlightenment|"Enlightenment,"]] society stopped placing [[Bible|God's Word]] first, where it belongs.<ref name="HBackground"/> They started replacing the clear biblical teaching of creation with a man-made belief in long ages.<ref name="HBackground"/> Belief in long ages was not a new idea when [[Charles Darwin]] wrote his ''[[The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection|Origin of Species]]''.<ref name="HBackground"/> Additionally, [[theological liberalism]] developed in formerly orthodox denominations.

==Aftermath==

==Aftermath==

About 40 years passed from the end of the scriptural geologists to the time and writings of [[George McCready Price]], who was the first [[Flood Geology|flood geologist]] in the 20th Century.<ref name="ThenAndNow"/> During this time, before 1954, only three other flood geologists and believers in a young earth published works on the subject besides Price.<ref name="ThenAndNow"/> These four biblical creationists were forerunners of the modern [[Creation Science]] movement, begun by [[Henry Morris]] and [[John Whitcomb]] when they published ''[[The Genesis Flood]]'' in 1961.<ref name="ThenAndNow"/>

About 40 years passed from the end of the scriptural geologists to the time and writings of [[George McCready Price]], who was the first [[Flood Geology|flood geologist]] in the 20th Century.<ref name="ThenAndNow"/> During this time, before 1954, only three other flood geologists and believers in a young earth published works on the subject besides Price.<ref name="ThenAndNow"/> These four biblical creationists were forerunners of the modern [[Creation Science]] movement, begun by [[Henry Morris]] and [[John Whitcomb]] when they published ''[[The Genesis Flood]]'' in 1961.<ref name="ThenAndNow"/>

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