Author: Kimberley Blaker
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
The politics, educational policies, and social values perpetuated by Christian fundamentalists are exposed in this critical perspective on the religious right's role in American society. Statistics and studies of the movement are offered that provide insight into the causes and characteristics of fundamentalism and its effects on minority groups including women, children, African Americans, gays, and lesbians. Essays from a variety of authors consider the path to theocracy, the effect of the theology of inerrancy on politics, and the state of fundamentalism in the United States after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
The Fundamentals of Extremism
Author: Kimberley Blaker
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
The politics, educational policies, and social values perpetuated by Christian fundamentalists are exposed in this critical perspective on the religious right's role in American society. Statistics and studies of the movement are offered that provide insight into the causes and characteristics of fundamentalism and its effects on minority groups including women, children, African Americans, gays, and lesbians. Essays from a variety of authors consider the path to theocracy, the effect of the theology of inerrancy on politics, and the state of fundamentalism in the United States after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
The politics, educational policies, and social values perpetuated by Christian fundamentalists are exposed in this critical perspective on the religious right's role in American society. Statistics and studies of the movement are offered that provide insight into the causes and characteristics of fundamentalism and its effects on minority groups including women, children, African Americans, gays, and lesbians. Essays from a variety of authors consider the path to theocracy, the effect of the theology of inerrancy on politics, and the state of fundamentalism in the United States after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
The Fundamentals of Extremism
Author: Kimberley Blaker
Publisher: Green Grove Press
ISBN: 9780972549615
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The politics, educational policies, and social values perpetuated by Christian fundamentalists are exposed in this critical perspective on the religious right's role in American society. Statistics and studies of the movement are offered that provide insight into the causes and characteristics of fundamentalism and its effects on minority groups including women, children, African Americans, gays, and lesbians. Essays from a variety of authors consider the path to theocracy, the effect of the theology of inerrancy on politics, and the state of fundamentalism in the United States after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Publisher: Green Grove Press
ISBN: 9780972549615
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The politics, educational policies, and social values perpetuated by Christian fundamentalists are exposed in this critical perspective on the religious right's role in American society. Statistics and studies of the movement are offered that provide insight into the causes and characteristics of fundamentalism and its effects on minority groups including women, children, African Americans, gays, and lesbians. Essays from a variety of authors consider the path to theocracy, the effect of the theology of inerrancy on politics, and the state of fundamentalism in the United States after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
The Psychology of Religious Fundamentalism
Author: Peter C. Hill
Publisher: Guilford Press
ISBN: 9781593851507
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
"This book presents an innovative psychological framework for understanding religious fundamentalism. Blending extensive research and incisive analysis, the highly regarded authors distinguish fundamentalist traditions from other faith-based groups and illuminate the thinking and behavior of believers. Offering respectful, historically informed examinations of several major fundamentalist groups, the volume challenges many commonly held stereotypes. In the process, it stakes out important new terrain for the psychological study of religion" -- BOOK JACKET.
Publisher: Guilford Press
ISBN: 9781593851507
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
"This book presents an innovative psychological framework for understanding religious fundamentalism. Blending extensive research and incisive analysis, the highly regarded authors distinguish fundamentalist traditions from other faith-based groups and illuminate the thinking and behavior of believers. Offering respectful, historically informed examinations of several major fundamentalist groups, the volume challenges many commonly held stereotypes. In the process, it stakes out important new terrain for the psychological study of religion" -- BOOK JACKET.
The History of Fundamentalism
Author: Stewart G. Cole
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1725223015
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1725223015
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
"Fundamentalism" and the Word of God
Author: J. I. Packer
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 1467421243
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
This modern classic by the author of Knowing God provides a comprehensive statement of the doctrine of Scripture from an evangelical perspective. J. I. Packer explores the meaning of the word "fundamentalism" and offers a clear and well-reasoned argument for the authority of the Bible and its proper role in the Christian life.
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 1467421243
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
This modern classic by the author of Knowing God provides a comprehensive statement of the doctrine of Scripture from an evangelical perspective. J. I. Packer explores the meaning of the word "fundamentalism" and offers a clear and well-reasoned argument for the authority of the Bible and its proper role in the Christian life.
The Battle for God
Author: Karen Armstrong
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0006383483
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
One of the most potent forces bedevilling the modern world is religious fundamentalism. Armstrong explains how and why fundamentalists' understanding of religion and society differs so starkly from that of their contemporaries.
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0006383483
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
One of the most potent forces bedevilling the modern world is religious fundamentalism. Armstrong explains how and why fundamentalists' understanding of religion and society differs so starkly from that of their contemporaries.
Nothing Sacred
Author: Betsy Reed
Publisher: Nation Books
ISBN: 9781560254508
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 427
Book Description
Collects feminist writings from a range of international contributors on religious fundamentalism and women's oppression, citing the causes of violence against women in Muslim countries and in the west while considering its role in current and historical events. Original.
Publisher: Nation Books
ISBN: 9781560254508
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 427
Book Description
Collects feminist writings from a range of international contributors on religious fundamentalism and women's oppression, citing the causes of violence against women in Muslim countries and in the west while considering its role in current and historical events. Original.
Religious Fundamentalism and Political Extremism
Author: Leonard Weinberg
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 0714654922
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
This book explores the relationships between fundamentalist religious belief, political extremism and outbreaks of religiously inspired violence. Is the post-Cold War world increasingly violent and is this violence the result of strident religious understandings of how societies should be organized?
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 0714654922
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
This book explores the relationships between fundamentalist religious belief, political extremism and outbreaks of religiously inspired violence. Is the post-Cold War world increasingly violent and is this violence the result of strident religious understandings of how societies should be organized?
Fundamentals of the Faith Teacher's Guide
Author: Grace Community Church
Publisher: Moody Publishers
ISBN: 1575673231
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
This is the teachers guide edition to this great study of the fundamental beliefs of the Christian faith. With topics ranging from “God: His Character and Attributes” to “The Church: Fellowship and Worship,” this study is ideal to disciple new believers or to realize afresh what it means to believe in Jesus. The teachers guide contains all the answers to the 13 lessons taught in the accompanying students edition along with excellent teaching notes to prepare the leader to guide the group.
Publisher: Moody Publishers
ISBN: 1575673231
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
This is the teachers guide edition to this great study of the fundamental beliefs of the Christian faith. With topics ranging from “God: His Character and Attributes” to “The Church: Fellowship and Worship,” this study is ideal to disciple new believers or to realize afresh what it means to believe in Jesus. The teachers guide contains all the answers to the 13 lessons taught in the accompanying students edition along with excellent teaching notes to prepare the leader to guide the group.
A Pelican Book: Islam
Author: Tariq Ramadan
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0141980508
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The essential introduction to Islam by a leading expert Hardly a day goes by without mention of Islam. And yet, for most people, and in much of the world, Islam remains a little-known religion. Whether the issue is violence, terrorism, women's rights or slavery, Muslims are today expected to provide answers and to justify what Islam is - or is not. But little opportunity exists, either in the media or in society as a whole, to describe Islam: precisely the question this short and extremely accessible book sets out to answer. In simple, direct language it will introduce readers to Islam, to its spirituality, its principles, its rituals, its diversity and its evolution.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0141980508
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The essential introduction to Islam by a leading expert Hardly a day goes by without mention of Islam. And yet, for most people, and in much of the world, Islam remains a little-known religion. Whether the issue is violence, terrorism, women's rights or slavery, Muslims are today expected to provide answers and to justify what Islam is - or is not. But little opportunity exists, either in the media or in society as a whole, to describe Islam: precisely the question this short and extremely accessible book sets out to answer. In simple, direct language it will introduce readers to Islam, to its spirituality, its principles, its rituals, its diversity and its evolution.