Charles Finney: The Father of So Much That is Wrong Within Evangelicalism Today (Part One) An in-depth look at the worldview of Charles Finney. Charles Finney has influenced evangelicalism in many ways including altar calls, long and manipulative services, the church as a political and moralizing organization and the rejection of major Biblical doctrines. In this program Brannon quotes directly from the writings of Finney that reveal that he rejected the doctrine of original sin, imputation, and justification by faith. Brannon quotes numerous versus to document the biblical doctrines that Finney rejected.