Fundamentalism and Evangelicals

Zusatztext meticulous and wide-ranging research, imaginative and resourceful analysis and tidy and adroit argumentation Informationen zum Autor Harriet A. Harris is Lecturer in Theological Studies at the University of Exeter. Klappentext This study examines the contentious claim that much evangelicalism is fundamentalist in character. Within Protestantism, the term "fundamentalism" denotes not only a movement but also a mentality which has greatly affected evangelicals, and which involves preserving as factual a reading of scripture as possible. Here the development and dismantling of the fundamentalist mentality is examined in light of philosophical influences upon evangelicalism over the last three centuries, notably: Common Sense, Realism, neo-Calvinism, and modern hermeneutical philosophy. Particular attention is paid to James Barr's critique of fundamentalism and to evangelical rejoinders. Zusammenfassung `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 evangelicalism, but which some evangelicals now wish to leave behind.

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• Authors: Dr. Harriet A. Harris, Harriet A Harris, Harriet A. Harris, John McManners
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.1998
• EAN: 9780198269601
• ISBN: 978-0-19-826960-1
• No. of pages: 392
• Series: Oxford Theological Monographs; Oxford Theological Monographs
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; RELIGION / Christianity / Protestant, PHILOSOPHY / Religious, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Philosophy, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, Philosophy of religion, Protestantism & Protestant Churches, Protestantism and Protestant Churches