Monotheism and Fundamentalism - Prevalence, Potential, and Resilience

"This Element explores the relation between monotheism and fundamentalism. It does so from both an empirical perspective and a more theoretical one that combines theological and philosophical insights. The empirical part addresses how, as a matter of fact, particularly quantitively, monotheism and fundamentalism relate to one another. The more theoretical part studies the relation between the two by considering the doctrine of God and the issue of exclusion, theories of revelation, and ethics. Finally, the Element considers whether monotheism has particular resources that can be employed in mitigating the consequences of or even altogether preventing fundamentalism. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core"--

List of contents

Introduction; 1. What Is fundamentalism?; 2. How prevalent is fundamentalism in Monotheism?; 3. Is Monotheistic theology conducive to fundamentalism?; 4. Does Monotheism have resources for resilience toward fundamentalism?; Epilogue; References.

Product details

• Authors: Rik Peels, Rik (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) Peels, Peels Rik
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.05.2024
• EAN: 9781009500487
• ISBN: 978-1-009-50048-7
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 235 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 270 g
• Illustrations: Worked examples or Exercises
• Series: Elements in Religion and Monotheism
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / General, Hinduism, Philosophy of religion, Religious Fundamentalism