Fundamentalism and Evangelicals

By Harriet A. Harris

Book Overview

This study examines the contentious claim that much evangelicalism is fundamentalist in character. Within Protestantism, the term "fundamentalism" denotes not only a movement but also a mentality which has greatly affected evangelicals, and which involves preserving as factual a reading of scripture as possible. Here the development and dismantling of the fundamentalist mentality is examined in light of philosophical influences upon evangelicalism over the last three centuries, notably: Common Sense, Realism, neo-Calvinism, and modern hermeneutical philosophy. Particular attention is paid to James Barr's critique of fundamentalism and to evangelical rejoinders.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199532532
• ISBN13: 9780199532537
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"