Fundamentalism

Fundamentalism usually has a religious connotation that indicates unwavering attachment to a set of irreducible beliefs. However, fundamentalism has come to be applied to a tendency among certain groups–mainly, although not exclusively, in religion–that is characterized by a markedly strict literalism as it is applied to certain specific scriptures, dogmas, or ideologies, and a strong sense of the importance of maintaining ingroup and outgroup distinctions, leading to an emphasis on purity and the desire to return to a previous ideal from which advocates believe members have strayed. Rejection ...more

Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
Educated
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
The Battle for God
Escape
The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power
American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America
Stealing Jesus: How Fundamentalism Betrays Christianity
Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation
Letter to a Christian Nation
The Handmaid's Tale
The Sound of Gravel
Fundamentalism and American Culture (New Edition)
Breaking Free
Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamist Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs

Helmut Schmidt
Misstraue jedem Politiker, jedem Regierungs- oder Staatschef, der seine Religion zum Instrument macht. Halte Abstand von solchen Politikern, die ihre auf das Jenseits orientierte Religion und ihre diesseitige Politik miteinander vermischen.
Helmut Schmidt, Sechs Reden

Mahathir Mohamad
I'm a fundamentalist in the true sense. That is to say, I follow the fundamentals of religion... But for over 1,400 years people have been interpreting and re-interpreting the religion to suit their own purpose! ... These [extremist and terrorist acts] are not Islamic fundamentals any more than the Christians who burned people at the stake are fundamentalist. They are actually deviating from the teachings of the religion! ...more
Mahathir Mohamad

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