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During which controversy did Pearl S. Buck's views become controversial, leading to her resignation?

  • World War controversy

  • Civil rights controversy

  • Feminism controversy

  • Fundamentalist–Modernist controversy

Answer

During the Fundamentalist–Modernist controversy, Pearl S. Buck's views became controversial, leading to her resignation from the American Baptist Convention. The controversy was a conflict between two opposing views of Christianity: fundamentalism, which emphasizes literal interpretations of the Bible, and modernism, which emphasizes the importance of historical and scientific evidence in understanding the Bible.
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