The many forms of fundamentalism
By James Carroll | Monday, March 19, 2007 | The Boston Globe
A look at what the various kinds of Christian fundamentalists share in common, and what they disagree about, with a special focus on this week’s meeting at the Vatican of Catholic fundamentalists, invited by Pope Benedict…BS
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The writer says, “The term [fundamentalism] was born when conservative Protestants in early-20th-century America committed themselves to defend the five “fundamentals” of their faith — the inerrancy of the Bible, virgin birth and deity of Jesus, doctrine of atonement, bodily resurrection of Jesus, and his imminent return. That movement was a rejection, especially, of the historical-critical mode of biblical interpretation, and of Darwinian science. These characteristics still animate Protestant fundamentalism.”
Actually, only the first fundamental – the absolute inerrancy of the Bible – would include a rejection of “Darwinian science.” There is nothing in the other four (even the possible “virgin birth”) that would reject Darwin.
Peace.
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