A system of beliefs based on the interpretation of every word in the Bible, both old and new testaments, as literal truth. It is primarily held by a branch of American Protestants.
The beliefs or practises based on a rigid adherence to some traditional doctrine; extreme conservatism; as, Moslem fundamentalism; the political fundamentalism of the Christian right.
An ideological commitment to preserving texts understood to be foundational in any particular religion.
Movement or attitude stressing strict and literal adherence to a set of basic principles.
An interpretation of the Bible and Church doctrine in a literal and non-historical manner.
an approach to the Bible which insists that everything it includes must be taken as historical fact and at face value ("it happened just like it says"). Also called " literalism" or " historicism," this approach insists that the Bible is "God's Word" in the sense of "the WORDS of God," totally ignoring the existence of the hundreds of textual variations among the Biblical manuscripts.
the interpretation of every word in the sacred texts as literal truth
A belief in the infallibility, and literal interpretation, of a particular religion's doctrine or holy books. When applied in Abrahamic sects, it can lead to extreme prejudice and violence due to the nature of the Bible. The Crusades, the Inquisition, and witch-burning were due to fundamentalist ideals. N O U V W X menu
Strict adherence to any set of basic ideas or principles. Religious fundamentalism is the the belief in old and traditional forms of religion.
a movement that sees itself opposed to Modernism, stressing the infallibility of the Bible in both religious matters and historical accuracy
A term that specifically refers to conservative Christian movements of the early twentieth century; broadly, the term refers to conservative attempts of simplify any religious tradition.
Reactionary movement to establish traditional religious values and texts as the primary and/or governing ideology in a society.
any religious movement that stresses rigid adherence to literal interpretations of its religious texts
A movement of Christian thought which arose during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The word has come to describe the most extreme, closed-minded, militant opposition to a changing liberal theology. By extension, the term has also been applied to militant or extreme movements in other nations and religious traditions.
A belief system that emphasizes following a particular set of basic principles and opinions.
Religious fundamentalists, found in larger numbers in the Baptist and Methodist churches of the South and viewed as boors and hayseeds by sophisticated urbanites, were devoted to a literal interpretation of the King James Version of the Bible. Fundamentalism was profoundly conservative and anti-Darwinian, and rejected modern urban culture. The name derives from an influential series of pamphlets, The Fundamentals (1909-1914).
A movement that arose at the beginning of the 20th century to reaffirm the tenets of orthodox Protestant Christianity and to defend the faith militantly against the challenges of liberal theology, higher criticism, and Darwinism.
A form of American Protestant Christianity, which lays especial emphasis upon the authority of an inerrant Bible.
In comparative religion, fundamentalism has come to refer to several different understandings of religious thought and practice, through literal interpretation of religious texts such as the Bible or the Qur'an and sometimes also anti-modernist movements in various religions.