Fundamentalism and American Culture

Name: Fundamentalism and American Culture
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ISBN: 9780195300475

ISBN-10: 0195300475

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Edition: 2nd 2006 (Revised)

Authors: George M. Marsden

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Many American's today are taking note of the surprisingly strong political force that is the religious right. Controversial decisions by the government are met with hundreds of lobbyists, millions of dollars of advertising spending, and a powerful grassroots response. How has the fundamentalist movement managed to resist the pressures of the scientific community and the draw of modern popular culture to hold on to their ultra-conservative Christian views? Understanding themovement's history is key to answering this question. Fundamentalism and American Culture has long been considered a classic in religious history, and to this day remains unsurpassed. Now available in a new edition, this…

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List price: $19.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/23/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 468
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Introduction



Before Fundamentalism



Evangelical America at the Brink of Crisis



The Paths Diverge



D. L. Moody and a New American Evangelism



The Shaping of a Coalition


This Age and the Millennium



Prologue: The Paradox of Revivalist Fundamentalism



Two Revisions of Millennialism



Dispensationalism and the Baconian Ideal



History, Society, and the Church


Holiness



The Victorious Life



The Social Dimensions of Holiness



"The Great Reversal,"



Holiness and Fundamentalism


The Defense of the Faith



Tremors of Controversy



Presbyterians and the Truth



The Fundamentals


Christianity and Culture



Four Views Circa 1910



This Age Condemned: The Premillennial Extreme



The Central Tension



William Jennings Bryan: Christian Civilization Preserved



Transforming Culture by the Word



The Crucial Years: 1917-1925



World War I, Premillennialism, and American Fundamentalism: 1917-1918



Fundamentalism and the Cultural Crisis: 1919-1920



The Fundamentalist Offensive on Two Fronts: 1920-1921



Would the Liberals Be Driven from the Denominations? 1922-1923



The Offensive Stalled and Breaking Apart: 1924-1925



Epilogue: Dislocation, Relocation, and Resurgence: 1925-1940



Interpretations



Fundamentalism as a Social Phenomenon



Fundamentalism as a Political Phenomenon



Fundamentalism as an Intellectual Phenomenon



Fundamentalism as an American Phenomenon



Fundamentalism Yesterday and Today (2005)


Afterword: History and Fundamentalism


Notes


Bibliographical Indexes


Index