Download or read book Beyond the Follies of Fundamentalism written by Dorothy Leon and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dorothy Leon reveals the true intent and nature of the higher plane of spirituality that has been preserved through the ages within the major religions. By setting aside the dogmas of orthodox fundamentalism, which also pervades the major religions, one can find that spiritual plane which humans are intended to achieve. It is this true spirituality that many call the New Age. This New Age spirituality is, however, as old as the human race and contained in the mystical teachings of nearly all ?religions.? This book is an extraordinary resource tool for moving oneself out of fundamental ?thinking? towards life-giving spirituality. ? PUBLISHERWHAT IS FUNDAMENTALISM?In light of the ?9-11? disaster, which was not caused by Islamic teachings but by those who interpreted them in a fundamental manner, I would like to address this distinction. According to the dictionary:FUNDAMENTAL is a term derived from ?fundament,? meaning to lay the foundation; groundwork; basis; primary. FUNDAMENTALISM is an orthodox branch of Christianity based on the physical, literal interpretations of the Bible; ultra conservative; opposed to modernism. Islam and other religions also have a branch of fundamentalism. ORTHODOX is derived from ortho, meaning right and dox, meaning thinking. It represents conforming to the usual beliefs and established doctrines; conventional.******************** Mysticism is an inner/spiritual branch of Christianity that surpasses the literal interpretations. If fundamentalism can be compared to laying a foundation, mysticism is comparable to building the temple. There are several branches of Christian mysticism, such as Gnosticism, Freemasonry (the true temple builders) and Metaphysics (meta meaning beyond, physics meaning the physical). Mystical branches of Islam are Sufi and Drusedom. Hinduism's mystic branches are Jains, Sikhs and Parsis. Jewish branches include Kabalists and Tanaim. Nearly every religion has both fundamental and mystical branches. -- Dorothy Leon

Download or read book Beyond Fundamentalism written by James Barr and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book New Fundamentalists written by Daniel Brandenburg and published by Catholic Word. This book was released on 2008-04-01 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is for seriously open-minded people. This is not a book about liberal or conservative positions, Democrat or Republican, left or right. This is a book for thoase who worry about the current situation of our world, see the need for changes, and want to do something about it. The problems that confront out society run deeper than just conservative/liberal discussions; they are complex, just as the solutions are.

Download or read book Beyond Fundamentalism written by Reza Aslan and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2010-04-06 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A very persuasive argument for the best way to counter jihadism” (The Washington Post) from the bestselling author of Zealot and host of Believer The wars in the Middle East have become religious wars in which God is believed to be directly engaged on behalf of one side against the other. The hijackers who attacked America on September 11, 2001, thought they were fighting in the name of God. According to award-winning writer and scholar of religions Reza Aslan, the United States, by infusing the War on Terror with its own religiously polarizing rhetoric, is fighting a similar war—a war that can’t be won. Beyond Fundamentalism is both an in-depth study of the ideology fueling militants throughout the Muslim world and an exploration of religious violence in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. At a time when religion and politics increasingly share the same vocabulary and function in the same sphere, Aslan writes that we must strip the conflicts of our world of their religious connotations and address the earthly grievances that always lie at its root. How do you win a religious war? By refusing to fight in one. Featuring new content and updated analysis • Originally published as How to Win a Cosmic War “[A] thoughtful analysis of America’s War on Terror.” —The New Yorker “Offers a very persuasive argument for the best way to counter jihadism.”—The Washington Post “[Reza] Aslan dissects a complex subject (terrorism and globalization) and distills it with a mix of narrative writing, personal anecdotes, reportage and historical analysis.”—San Francisco Chronicle “Aslan is not only a perspicuous, thoughtful interpreter of the Muslim world but also a subtle psychologist of the call to jihad.”—Los Angeles Times “[A] meaty analysis of the rise of Jihadism . . . dispels common misconceptions of the War on Terror age.”—San Jose Mercury News “It is Aslan’s great gift to see things clearly, and to say them clearly, and in this important new work he offers us a way forward. He is prescriptive and passionate, and his book will make you think.”—Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of American Lion

Download or read book Beyond Fundamentalism written by Daniel B. Stevick and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Beyond Spiritual Bigotry written by Randy Landis and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2009-03 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond Spiritual Bigotry is a brick-by-brick look at the building blocks of Christian fundamentalism written by a former Calvary Chapel Sunday school teacher. It is a call for universal tolerance in place of a blind and bigoted march toward Armageddon. Randy Landis promotes the concept that people who are convinced that others worship the wrong God are capable of unspeakable violence- be it the Spanish Inquisition or the events of September 11, 2001. Bigotry is not spiritual! Will humanity abuse its free will and destroy itself or awaken while there is still time?

Download or read book Burning to Read written by James Simpson and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amid present-day conflagrations, this illuminating book reminds us of the sources, and profound consequences, of Christian fundamentalism in the sixteenth century. Simpson focuses on the cultural transformation in early modern England that allowed common people to read the Bible for the first time. The last wave of fundamentalist reading in the West provoked 150 years of violent upheaval; as we approach a second wave, this powerful book alerts us to our peril.

Download or read book The Uneasy Conscience of Modern Fundamentalism written by Carl F. H. Henry and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2003-08-29 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1947, The Uneasy Conscience of Modern Fundamentalism has since served as the manifesto of evangelical Christians serious about bringing the fundamentals of the Christian faith to bear in contemporary culture. In this classic book Carl F. H. Henry, the father of modern fundamentalism, pioneered a path for active Christian engagement with the world -- a path as relevant today as when it was first staked out. Now available again and featuring a new foreword by Richard J. Mouw, The Uneasy Conscience of Modern Fundamentalism offers a bracing world-and-life view that calls for boldness on the part of the evangelical community. Henry argues that a reformation is imperative within the ranks of conservative Christianity, one that will result in an ecumenical passion for souls and in the power to meaningfully address the social and intellectual needs of the world.

Download or read book Fundamentalism written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Fed Up with Fundamentalism written by Leroy Seat Ph D and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-17 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forthrightly, but without rancor, in this book the author elucidates the major weaknesses of and problems with Christian fundamentalism. Rather than condemning or rejecting fundamentalism, though, the book forwards a theological understanding of the Christian faith that is truer to the message of Jesus--and one that will be more appealing to readers who are "fed up" with the faults of fundamentalism, now often called conservative evangelicalism.Since many people are considering leaving--or have already left--Christianity because of fundamentalism, this book seeks to help such people find and embrace a different, more genuine expression of the faith. The book encourages non-Christians who feel negative toward the Christian religion because of fundamentalism to take another look at Christianity to see that there is a form of that faith that does not include all the odious aspects of fundamentalism.Those who read this well-researched and insightful book, partly based on the author's experiences spanning more than 70 years, will not only gain a fuller understanding of fundamentalism but will also see that it is possible to be a faithful follower of Christ without being a fundamentalist.Those

Download or read book Beyond Belief written by David C Monkcom and published by Invisible Imprint. This book was released on 2023-09-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Monkcom grew up in a world radically unfamiliar to most of us. A world made in six days by God and his son Jesus. A world in which truth is revealed not by reason but by an infallible Bible. A world in which secular society is evil and unbelievers are bound for hell. In short, the dogmatic world of Fundamentalist Christianity. Breaking away from that world was, for David, a deeply challenging process which he describes in Part One of this book. In Part Two, he invites us to consider whether any form of religious dogmatism is justifiable. Can religious claims such as God's existence be substantiated? Do holy scriptures, miracles and personal religious experience give us grounds for asserting the truth of our religion? Fundamentalism and dogmatism continue to poise serious challenges in the modern world - radicalizing young people and creating closed faith communities that act as echo chambers. What we desperately need, David argues, is to open up the echo chambers and break down the barriers between communities. Ditch dogmatism and embrace dialogue. Let's engage in a genuine conversation, seeking to understand, not demonize, one another. How? By setting up local grass-roots dialogue groups where we can get to know one another and talk. Why not start the ball rolling by discussing this book?

Download or read book Escaping from Fundamentalism written by James Barr and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a pastoral rather than a controversial book. Its main aim is not to show fundamentalists that they are wrong, but rather to help those who have grown up in the world of fundamentalism or have become committed to it but in the end have come to feel that it is a prison from which they must escape.

Download or read book Beyond Liberalism and Fundamentalism written by Nancey Murphy and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1996-10-01 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book clarifies differences between the intellectual positions of the so-called two-party system of liberals and conservatives in American Protestant Christianity. Nancey Murphy advances the thesis that the philosophy of the modern period is largely responsible for the polarity of Protestant Christian thought. A second thesis is that the modern philosophical positions driving the division between liberals and conservatives have themselves been called into question. This, then, presents the opportunity to ask how theology ought to be done in a postmodern era and to envision a rapprochement between theologians of the left and right. The book concludes by speculating on the future and the likelihood that the compulsion to separate into two distinct camps will be precluded by the coexistence of a wide range of theological positions from left to right.

Download or read book Revive Us Again written by Joel A. Carpenter and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1997 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Skillfully blending painstaking research, telling anecdotes, and astute analysis, Carpenter - a scholar who has spent twenty years studying American evangelicalism reveals that, contrary to the popular opinion of the day, fundamentalism was alive and well in America in the late 1920s, and used its isolation over the next two decades to build new strength from within. The book describes how fundamentalists developed a pervasive network of organizations outside of the church setting and quietly strengthened the movement by creating their own schools and oragnizations, may of which are prominent today, including Fuller Theological Seminary and the publishing and radio enterprises of the Moody Bible Institute. Fundamentalists also used youth movements, missionary work and, perhaps most significantly, the burgeoning mass media industry to spread their message, especially through the powerful new medium of radio. Indeed, starting locally and growing to national broadcasts, evangelical preachers reached millions of listeners over the airwaves, in much the same way evangelists preach through television today. All this activity received no publicity outside of fundamentalist channels until Billy Graham burst on the scene in 1949. Carpenter vividly recounts how the charismatic preacher began packing stadiums with tens of thousands of listeners daily, drawing fundamentalism firmly back into the American consciousness after twenty years of public indifference. Alongside this vibrant history, Carpenter also offers many insights into fundamentalism during this period, and he describes many of the heated internal debates over issues of scholarship, separatism, and the role of women in leadership. Perhaps most important, he shows that the movement has never been stagnant or purely reactionary. It is based on an evolving ideology subject to debate, and dissension: a theology that adapts to changing times.

Download or read book Fundamentalism written by Malise Ruthven and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2004 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the end of the Cold War fundamentalism has been seen as the major threat to world peace and prosperity, a concern that was exacerbated by the events of 9/11, and the War Against Terrorism . But what does Fundamentalism really mean? This is the first book to expose the real nature and spread of both secular and religious fundamentalism worldwide, and to explore the many different forms this can take. Fundamentalism is a problematic term that eludes easy definitions. Since it was coined by American Protestant evangelicals in the 1920s, the word has expanded its meaning to include radical conservatives or ideological purists in many spheres of activity, not all of them religious. Modern applications of Fundamentalism include Islamist radicals in the Muslim world, the militant Israeli settlers who oppose them as well as Sikh, Hindu and even Buddhist nationalists who seek to justify their political agendas by reference to divine edicts or religious tradition. While questioning its usefulness as a term, Malise Ruthven argues that there are some 'family resemblances' between different fundamentalist movements, especially over concerns national identity and gender in a world dominated by the mass media and economic globalization.

Download or read book Leaving the Fold written by Edward T. Babinski and published by . This book was released on 2003-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with an essay titled "Fundamentalism's Grotesque Past," this fascinating collection, written and edited by a former fundamentalist Christian, offers more than 30 personal accounts of former members of the flock who became so disillusioned with their churches that they chose to leave. Organized by the subsequent spiritual choices made by each contributor, this collection provides a revealing picture of what attracts people to fundamentalism and what can drive believers away from it. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Download or read book We Fundamentalists written by Muhammad Dawud and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-06-19 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We Fundamentalist is an inspiring religious and social political book that is part personal experience, part analytical and part sermon. Thus determining what is right instead of who is wrong so that the heart, mind and soul of the world body will be better informed from the viewpoint of an orthodox Sunni Muslim African American Imam. Addressing frankly, those pragmatic issues that bond humanity between ideas to our benefit and ideas to our mutual harm, which relate critically to our conditions here in this contemporary world of ours, both eastern and western societies. Hence, a forthright novel of the metaphysical perspective of injustice and the Islamic faith distinguishing what is compatible with human survival, taking into account life`s apparent realities of knowledge and beliefs with the hope of producing an arresting moment of human clarity.