Over the last four months you can't listen to a news broadcast without hearing about Muslim fundamentalists. Here in the Bible belt there have been times in the past couple of decades when you couldn't turn on the television without seeing a Christian fundamentalist preaching away. Our nation has seen the rise of multiple fundamentalist "mega churches."".
On my fiftieth birthday my brother gave me this book. Written by Karen Armstrong - a British ex nun, now a journalist and author, Oxford educated. It took me awhile to get around to starting it. Then I plodded through the first half of the book, which is largely historical. Very slowly. The second half is much more interesting. I really started reading quickly when Jim Spears called and asked me to teach.
What is your notion of the meaning of fundamentalism? Generally? (Blocking, tackling, rebounding) As it applies to religion?.
While she gives no strict definition, Ms. Armstrong implies that in the context of religion, fundamentalism is a reversion back to earlier, more basic beliefs.
The book follows the rise of fundamentalism in the three great monotheistic faiths - Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. She also calls these the three "confessional- faiths. We need to always remember the close relationship of these three religions. As Mike Smith so ably taught us, Muslims also trace their lineage to Abraham. Therefore they share the same holy places as Jews and Christians, much of the same holy scripture, the same Bible characters. Remember also that Islam is by far the newest of these three faiths - dates from approximately 700 A.D. Remember also that Muhammad was a believer in the greatness of the prophets before him, including Jesus.
There are some elemental concepts that underlie her analysis of fundamentalism in all three, and it is helpful at the beginning of these lessons to review these precepts:.
There are two broad ways of grounding our faith: mythos and logos.
Fundamentalism in America Fundamentalism is a major religious movement that has its origins in the United States. ... To define fundamentalism is very hard. ... First, there is theological fundamentalism. ... Secondly, there is political fundamentalism. ... And lastly, one can see global fundamentalism. ...
Anti-Western Islamic Fundamentalism Fundamentalism can de defined as a movement or attitude stressing strict and truthful loyalty to a set of basic principles. ... All of these are main causes of anti-western fundamentalism that is spread throughout the entire Middle East. ... The US is thus directly responsible for the resurgence of anti- Western Islamic Fundamentalism. ... Anti-Western Islamic Fundamentalism Fundamentalism can de defined as a movement or attitude stressing strict and truthful loyalty to a set of basic principles. ... The US is thus directly responsible for the...
Islamic Fundamentalism vs. ... Today in the West, there is a new kind of terror - Islamic Fundamentalism, which in many ways mirrors Fascism of the past century. ... Fascism tends to celebrate masculinity, mystical unity, and the regenerative power of violence, just like Islamic Fundamentalism. The ideals of Islamic Fundamentalism are opposed to human rights. ... Fundamentalism has been a major source of violent conflict in society. ...
Compare and contrast Jewish, Christian and Islamic Fundamentalism. ... Fundamentalism is a religious phenomenon which has taken 20th century politics by storm. ... All fundamentalisms reject "liberal" attitudes to morality, lifestyles and politics. ... The definition of Fundamentalism differs even through each religion. ... This very approach is what defines Islamic Fundamentalism. ...
ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM: GLOBAL MISUNDERSTANDING OR GLOBAL THREAT? A lot has been said, especially through media channels, about Islamic fundamentalism over the past years, culminating with the tragic 9/11 events. ... First of all, what does the word fundamentalism mean? ... But how did Islamic fundamentalism begin? ... First of all, if not bizzare then at least an interesting fact is that the word "fundamentalism" has no equivalent in Arabic. ...
ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM: GLOBAL MISUNDERSTANDING OR GLOBAL THREAT? A lot has been said, especially through media channels, about Islamic fundamentalism over the past years, culminating with the tragic 9/11 events. ... First of all, what does the word fundamentalism mean? ... But how did Islamic fundamentalism begin? ... First of all, if not bizzare then at least an interesting fact is that the word "fundamentalism" has no equivalent in Arabic. ...
With no other solution in sight, they adopted the strict and quite over-bearing doctrine of fundamentalism. ... At the climax of the battle between Modernism and Fundamentalism was the Scopes Trial. ... "# A central tenant of Fundamentalism was the literal interpretation of the Bible, including the story of creation. ...
Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, if that same question was posed, I believe that most Americans would be inclined to answer "check the spread of Islamic fundamentalism". ... In it Huntington argues that "the underlying problem for the West is not Islamic fundamentalism. ... What the two sides needs is to establish an intercultural dialogue that can reduce stereotypes that involve jihad, fundamentalism and the belief that Islam is an inferior civilization. ...
