Following similar conflicts over modernism, the Southern Baptist Convention adhered to conservative theology as its official position.[115][116] In the late 20th century, Southern Baptists who disagreed with this direction founded two new groups: the liberal Alliance of Baptists in 1987 and the more moderate Cooperative Baptist Fellowship in 1991.[117][118][119][120] Originally both schisms continued to identify as Southern Baptist, but over time "became permanent new families of Baptists."[117]