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Author : American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Release : 1994-07
Genre : Religion
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Book Synopsis Fundamentalisms Observed by : American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Download or read book Fundamentalisms Observed written by American Academy of Arts and Sciences. This book was released on 1994-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fundamentalism Project vol. 1.
Author : Martin E. Marty
Release : 1991
Genre : Religious fundamentalism
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Book Synopsis Fundamentalisms Observed by : Martin E. Marty
Download or read book Fundamentalisms Observed written by Martin E. Marty. This book was released on 1991. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is an encyclopedic introduction to movements of religious reaction in the twentieth century. The fourteen chapters are thematically linked by a common set of concerns: the social, political, cultural, and religious contexts in which these movements were born the particular world-views, systems of thought, and beliefs that govern each movement the ways in which leaders and group members make sense of and respond to the challenges of the modern, postcolonial era in world history.
Author : Brian C. Hales
Release : 2006-01-01
Genre : Religion
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Book Synopsis Modern Polygamy and Mormon Fundamentalism by : Brian C. Hales
Download or read book Modern Polygamy and Mormon Fundamentalism written by Brian C. Hales. This book was released on 2006-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2007 Best Book Award, John Whitmer Historical Association Under the subject of alternative lifestyles, the issue of polygamous relationships falls squarely in the middle of the debate. Polygamous marriages are a common practice in many other countries, but the United States has vehemently opposed such unions and will no doubt find itself disputing its position on them again in the near future. As with the same-sex marriage issue, a firestorm of controversy surrounds the question since the right to participate in a polygamous union is very much tied to the right to live out one’s preferences, religious or not. Detailed accounts of sexual abuse and child brides are frequently leaked from the various polygamous societies, notwithstanding their extreme efforts to remain under the radar of law enforcement and the press. A by-product of these mysterious societies is that public interest is vitalized by their continuous efforts to gain independence from traditionalist culture. This fascinating study seeks to trace the historical tapestry that is early Mormon polygamy, details the official discontinuation of the practice by the Church, and, for the first time, describes the many zeal-driven organizations that arose in the wake of that decision. Among the polygamous groups discussed are the LeBaronites, whose “blood atonement” killings sent fear throughout Mormon communities in the late seventies and the eighties; the FLDS Church, which made news recently over its construction of a compound and temple in Texas and Warren Jeffs' arrest and conviction; and the Allred and Kingston groups, two major factions with substantial membership statistics both in and out of the United States. All these fascinating histories, along with those of the smaller independent groups, are examined and explained in a way that all can appreciate.
Author : Martin E. Marty
Release : 1993
Genre : Religion
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Book Synopsis Fundamentalisms and the State by : Martin E. Marty
Download or read book Fundamentalisms and the State written by Martin E. Marty. This book was released on 1993. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This third volume of the Fundamentalism Project provides a systematic overview of the advances made by antisecular religious movements over the past twenty-five years. The distinguished contributors to this volume - economists, political scientists, religious historians, social anthropologists, and sociologists - focus on the impact these movements have had on national economies, political parties, constitutional issues, and international relations on five continents and within the religious traditions of Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Sikhism. Do fundamentalisms tend toward political activism, and how successful have they been in remaking political structures? To answer this question and others, the contributors discuss the anti-abortion movement in the U.S., the Islamic war of resistance in Afghanistan, and Shiite jurisprudence in Iran. Martin E. Marty and R. Scott Appleby conclude the volume with a synthetic statement of fundamentalist impact on polities, economies, and state security. The Fundamentalism Project is a monumental undertaking by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences that involves an international group of scholars. Taken together, the volumes in this series will become a standard reference for educators and policy analysts for years to come.
Author : Martin E. Marty
Release : 2004-05
Genre : Political Science
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Book Synopsis Fundamentalisms Comprehended by : Martin E. Marty
Download or read book Fundamentalisms Comprehended written by Martin E. Marty. This book was released on 2004-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fifth volume of the Fundamentalism Project, Fundamentalisms Comprehended, the distinguished contributors return to and test the endeavor's beginning premise: that fundamentalisms in all faiths share certain "family resemblances." Several of the essays reconsider the project's original definition of fundamentalism as a reactive, absolutist, and comprehensive mode of anti-secular religious activism. The book concludes with a capstone statement by R. Scott Appleby, Emmanuel Sivan, and Gabriel Almond that builds upon the entire Fundamentalism Project. Identifying different categories of fundamentalist movements, and delineating four distinct patterns of fundamentalist behavior toward outsiders, this statement provides an explanatory framework for understanding and comparing fundamentalisms around the world.
