Jun 13, 2007
13-Jun-2007
The definition of Fundamentalism according to wikipedia :
Fundamentalism originally referred to a movement in North American Protestantism that arose in the early part of the 20th century in reaction to modernism (see below, “History”), stressing that the Bible is literally inerrant, not only in matters of faith and morals but also as a literal historical record. This original “fundamentalism” holds as essential to Christian faith five fundamental doctrines:
- the inerrancy of the Bible,
- the Virgin birth ,
- physical resurrection ,
- atonement by the sacrificial death of Christ, and
- the Second Coming .
Hmm, I don’t consider myself a fundamentalist, but maybe I should… according to this definition.
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J_Pole
Fundamentalism is just agreeing with the basic, fundamental, values of Scripture… I think the reason people are so against fundamentalism is because they completely misunderstand the word and are actually confusing it with extremist view points.
Jun 14th, 2007
KingdomSheepDog
It is no problem to be fundamental, but “fundamentalism” is a different thing. I don’t think wikipedia’s definition has properly captured the spirit of fundamentalism as understood today. For one thing, fundamentalism fosters a separatist, holier-than-thou, know-it-all, crusader mentality. The definition given by wikipedia, with an addition of enthusiasm for evangelism, fits better for what’s being understood as evangelicalism.
Jun 16th, 2007
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