The Resurgence of Religion: A Comparative Study of Selected Themes in Christian and Islamic Fundamentalist Discourses (Studies in the History of Religions)

Contents......Page 6
Acknowledgements......Page 10
Notes......Page 11
Abbreviations......Page 12
Preliminary Notes......Page 13
Methods of Research......Page 14
Theoretical Considerations......Page 17
Importance of Fundamentalist Discourse......Page 21
Selection of Primary Sources......Page 25
Literature Review......Page 27
Summary of Chapters......Page 31
Introduction......Page 35
Evangelicalism and Fundamentalism......Page 36
On the Fringes—The Hard Right or the Lunatic Fringe......Page 41
Historical Outline......Page 43
Some Characteristics of Contemporary Protestant Fundamentalism......Page 54
Introduction......Page 57
Some Causes Offered for Islamic Fundamentalism......Page 58
History......Page 60
Resurgence of Religion......Page 73
Is the Term “Fundamentalism” Usable across Boundaries?......Page 82
Definitions & Attributes......Page 88
Categorization of Fundamentalisms......Page 95
Are Comparisons Valid?......Page 96
Anti-Secularist Stance of Fundamentalisms......Page 105
Views on the Historical Development of the Secularist Paradigm......Page 108
Appearance of Secularism in the Muslim World and Reaction to it......Page 113
Fundamentalist Critique of Secularism......Page 114
Secularism is Antithetical to Religion......Page 115
Secularism is Based on Wrong Presuppositions......Page 118
Secularism Privatizes Religion and Fragments Culture......Page 121
Secularism is Anthropocentric, Yet Devalues Man......Page 126
Secularism Promotes the Myth of Progress and Utopianism......Page 128
Secularism Corrupts Faith, Law and Morality......Page 130
Secularism is the Source of Contemporary Evil deologies......Page 134
Secularism is Idolatry......Page 136
Conclusion......Page 138
Introduction......Page 140
Centrality of Scripture......Page 143
The Right Attitude to Scripture......Page 155
Interpretation of Scripture......Page 160
Scripture as Law......Page 168
Conclusion......Page 174
Introduction......Page 176
Attitudes to Governments and to Political Participation......Page 179
State Legal System......Page 195
Some Views on the Integration of State and Religion......Page 200
Who has the Right to Rule for God?......Page 204
Conclusion......Page 210
Looking Back to the Golden Age......Page 212
The Goal of Religious Politics......Page 218
Gradual Implementation by Stages......Page 221
Views on Democracy and Power Sharing......Page 228
Conclusion......Page 240
Introduction......Page 243
Various Aspects of the Battle......Page 244
Fundamentalist Separatism......Page 255
Impact of Eschatology......Page 262
Conspiracy Theories......Page 265
Legitimation of Resistance and Violence......Page 275
Conclusion......Page 286
Conclusion......Page 289
Discussion of Findings......Page 292
Final Word......Page 294
Islamic......Page 295
Christian......Page 316
Primary Sources......Page 333
Secondary Sources......Page 349
References......Page 382
Scriptures......Page 383
A......Page 385
B......Page 386
C......Page 387
D......Page 388
F......Page 389
G......Page 390
H......Page 391
I......Page 392
L......Page 393
M......Page 394
N......Page 395
P......Page 396
R......Page 397
S......Page 398
U......Page 401
Z......Page 402