Fundamentalism

Liberal Christianity vs Christian Fundamentalism There has always been a tension between those who have a liberal perspective and those who have a fundamentalist perspective on anything in life. This is for good reason, those with liberal views believe change is necessary and those with fundamentalist views believe that change is not. When you apply these two ways of thinking to a religious text such as the Christian Bible you get a separation within a religion. Between the two ways of…

Understanding Fundamentalism Christianity, Islam, and Jewish Movements, by Richard T. Antoun, aids in looking at fundamentalism in the three most widely practiced religions in the world. In order to more fully understand fundamentalism in each of these religions there will need to be a focus on three different aspects of fundamentalism as understood by Antoun. First, fundamentalism must be defined. Fundamentalism must be defined on a broad…

Peter Morey, 2011, argues that there has been a basic shift in attitudes surrounding cultural difference in the post 9/11, “Age of Terror”. Morey argues The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a hoax narrative that destabilizes the cultural certainties that emerged in trauma narratives in literature following 9/11. “Culture talk” is a theory that essentially boils a culture down to one “essence” that is used to define the entire culture. Morey suggests that The Reluctant Fundamentalist forces readers to…

found guilty and the judge fined him $100. In the end, even though Scope’s case was pronounced guilty, it was overturned on technicality. Fundamentalism Picture explanation- My picture is of people protesting for Fundamentalism. The sign that this particular protester is displaying “Obey Jesus or perish”, I chose this because people who practice Fundamentalism go by…

Every religion has its own set of rules and beliefs. Fundamentalism is a religious community that is fixed set of beliefs that cant be charged or altered. In the book Fundamentalism by Steve Bruce, he talks about different social strains and religious ideas that cause fundamentalist activity during 9/11, bombings, war against terrorists, and suicide. He talks about how some religions are more willing to use violence to achieve their goals. One example given in the book, "We could mention the…

The Islamic Fundamentalism is a movement of Muslims go back to their roots, obey the regulation and the words on their original Muslim holy book - The Quran. In recent years, the phenomenon of Islamic fundamentalism has captured the attention of the Western mass media, such as the September 11 attacks in New York City and the November 2015 Paris attacks. These news makes public to consider the Islamic Fundamentalism as a terrorist. Some people even portrayed Muslims as violent fanatics and the…

In his book Fundamentalism, Steve Bruce starts by admitting that religion is a “very rich diet” for most. Most people are not willing to put their entire lives into religious traditions and choose instead to practice religion with few rituals, helping fund their religious communities, and trying to work with what their religious leaders say is a moral, good life. After all, not everybody can be a monk or priest, as there have always needed to be people keeping the secular life functioning,…

Fundamentalism and Extremist Ideologies: Paris With the recent act of terrorism in Paris, I felt that it was appropriate to write about it in my learning journal regarding extremist ideologies . Out of the multiple events that took place in Paris, a group called ISIS took credit for it. The religious intolerance started to happen once ISIS claimed to be an Islamic (terror) group. What needs to be made crystal clear is that the followers of Islam are not terrorists. What also needs to be made…

Islamic Fundamentalism and Liberal Democracy in the United States Every day on the news we hear about car bombings, “terrorist” threats, and lists of the men and women who have been wounded or killed during the War on Terror. In the United States we proudly fight to keep liberal democracy and we encourage others to join the freedom that we hold. Yet, liberal democracy may not always run smoothly within other religions and cultures. A major world religion, Islam, strongly opposes a liberal…

Why is polygamy considered bad? Is it because people view polygamy as one man having their own personal harem that acts like nothing more than slaves for that man's pleasure? But is that true? To quote Elbert Hubbard “Polygamy: An endeavor to get more out of life than there is in it.” So is polygamy evil as we believe? I believe that though the government has passed many laws that are against polygamy. I believe that it should be legalized. What is polygamy, polygamy is the practice of a man…