This book investigates the origins of fundamentalism outlining its characteristics and the history of key fundamentalist movements around the world considering examples from Christianity Islam Buddhism and Hinduism. The book argues that fundamentalism develops when... Lees meer.

This is a new edition of a classic and highly controversial book that examines the history and consequences of Jewish Fundamentalism in Israel. It is essential reading for anyone who wants a full understanding of the way religious extremism has affected the political d... Lees meer.

By viewing Islamic fundamentalism as a reactive response to modern challenges and political structures this book presents analysis of how and why Islamic values have become such a potent contemporary political force and sheds new light on a much-misunderstood situatio... Lees meer.

The doggedness and tenacity of America s neo-fundamentalists have resulted in wave after wave of attacks on rational inquiry and the scientific method. But this threat to reason intelligence and freedom of thought is not confined to the United States. The danger posed... Lees meer.

Fundamentalism is a label used often pejoratively of religious conservatism. Evangelicals are growing in number and power around the world and are frequently regarded as fundamentalist. This volume examines fundamentalism as a mentality which has greatly affected evan... Lees meer.

In this study of new atheism and religious fundamentalism this book advances two provocative - and surprising - arguments. Liam Jerrold Fraser argues that atheism and Protestant fundamentalism in Britain and America share a common historical origin in the English Refor... Lees meer.

By popular demand study guides to two of Bishop John Shelby Spong s bestselling and controversial works including questions reflections and summaries for group and individual use.... Lees meer.

A very persuasive argument for the best way to counter jihadism The Washington Post from the bestselling author of Zealot and host of BelieverThe wars in the Middle East have become religious wars in which God is believed to be directly engaged on behalf of one sid... Lees meer.

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A detailed look at the history of Christian fundamentalism in the United Kingdom during the twentieth-century examining the inter-relation between fundamentalism and evangelical theology. Using detailed empirical evidence the authors challenge generalisations and enabl... Lees meer.

This book takes a new look at one of the most contentious periods in American history. As this book reveals for the first time the successes and the failures of these fundamentalist campaigns transformed both the fundamentalist movement and the nature of education in A... Lees meer.

This is a pastoral rather than a controversial book. Its main aim is not to show fundamentalists that they are wrong but rather to help those who have grown up in the world of fundamentalism or have become committed to it but in the end have come to feel that it is a p... Lees meer.

From the author of the award-winning memoir Not the Mother I Remember comes an extraordinary story of love and faith and a unique window into the Jesus Movement in the 1970s. In 1973 Linda was a flute player and music major at a California community college until... Lees meer.

Islam Fundamentalism And The Betrayal Of Tradition is the first book to account for the religious historical and political dimensions of Islamic fundamentalism in a single volume. It provides analysis based upon spiritual principles rather than conjecture based poli... Lees meer.

In a time when religious conservatives have placed their faith and values at the forefront of the so-called culture wars this book is extremely relevant. The stories in Leaving Fundamentalism provide a personal and intimate look behind sermons religious services and... Lees meer.