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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 enable a more nuanced understanding of the roots of fundamentalism today.
Sommario
- 1: David Bebbington and David Ceri Jones: Introduction: Evangelicalism and Fundamentalism
- I: Before Fundamentalism
- 2: Geoffrey R. Treloar: The British Contribution to The Fundamentals
- 3: Neil T. R. Dickson: A Scottish Fundamentalist? Thomas Whitelaw of Kilmarnock (1840?1917)
- II: The Beginnings of British Fundamentalism
- 4: Andrew Atherstone: The Church of England and Fundamentalism in the Early Twentieth Century
- 5: Martin Wellings: Methodist Fundamentalism before and after the First World War
- 6: David Bebbington: Baptists and Fundamentalism in Inter-War Britain
- 7: Tim Grass: How Fundamentalist were British Brethren during the 1920s?
- 8: Linda Wilson: Women, Men and Fundamentalism in Britain in the 1920s and 30s
- 9: John Maiden: Fundamentalism and Anti-Catholicism in Interwar English Evangelicalism
- III: The Later Twentieth Century
- 10: Ian Randall: Billy Graham, Evangelism and Fundamentalism
- 11: Alister Chapman: Evangelical or Fundamentalista The Case of John Stott
- 12: Derek Tidball: Secession is an Ugly Thing : The Emergence and Development of Free Methodism in Late Twentieth-Century England
- 13: David Goodhew: Evangelical, but not Fundamentalist : A Case Study of the New Churches in York, 1980a2011
- IV: National Variations
- 14: Andrew Holmes: Revivalism and Fundamentalism in Ulster: W. P. Nicholson in Context
- 15: Kenneth B. E. Roxburgh: Fundamentalism in Scotland
- 16: David Ceri Jones: Evangelicalism and Fundamentalism in Post-War Wales, 1947--1981? David Ceri Jones
- V: Theological Reflections
- 17: William K. Kay: Pentecostalism and Fundamentalism
- 18: Rob Warner: Evangelical Bases of Faith and Fundamentalizing Tendencies
- 19: Stephen Holmes: Evangelicals, Fundamentalism and Theology
- 20: David Bebbington and David Ceri Jones: Conclusion
- Select Bibliography
Info autore
An undergraduate at Jesus College, Cambridge (1968-71), David Bebbington began his doctoral studies there (1971-73) before becoming a research fellow of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge (1973-76). Since 1976 he has taught at the University of Stirling, where from 1999 he has been Professor of History. He has also taught at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, at Regent College, Vancouver, at Notre Dame University, Indiana, at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, and at Baylor University, Texas.
A native of Port Talbot, David Ceri Jones is currently a Lecturer in History at Aberystwyth University. Following doctoral work on the eighteenth century evangelical revival at Aberystwyth, David served as a Research Fellow at the University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies where he produced an edition of the correspondence of the Welsh Romantic Iolo Morganwg. Since then he has published extensively in the fields of eighteenth century Methodism in Wales and beyond, and in some aspects of contemporary evangelicalism. He is also an Associate Curate in the Church of Wales, serving three parishes in northern Ceredigion.
Riassunto
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 enable a more nuanced understanding of the roots of fundamentalism today.
Testo aggiuntivo
For anyone involved in helping adults to think theologically about fundamentalism and evangelicalism, it is indispensable reading.
