ðɪ ˈɔːbɜːn ˌæfɚmˈeɪʃən wʌzðə kˌʌlmᵻnˈeɪʃən ʌvðə fˌʌndəmˈɛntəlˌɪst mˈɑːdɚnˌɪst kˈɑːntɹəvˌɜːsi, wˌɪtʃ baɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ hɐdbɪn ɐ kˈɑːnflɪkt ʌv mˈoːɹ ðɐn θˈɜːɾi jˈɪɹz wɪðˌɪn ðə pɹˌɛzbɪtˈɪɹiən tʃˈɜːtʃ jˌuːˌɛsˈeɪ.
The Auburn Affirmation was the culmination of the Fundamentalist–Modernist Controversy, which by 1924 had been a conflict of more than thirty years within the Presbyterian Church (USA).