| Fundamentalism and Evangelicals Contributor(s): Harris, Harriet A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199532532 ISBN-13: 9780199532537 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $104.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2008 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Fundamentalism - Religion | Christian Theology - General - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion |
| Dewey: 270.82 |
| Lexile Measure: 1320 |
| Series: Oxford Theological Monographs |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 5.48" W x 8.46" (1.08 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Academic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |