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Presents an intellectual historical critique of the Fundamentalist movement in America. This work argues that our understanding of this movement has been grievously distorted by the Fundamentalist-Modernist debate of the 1920s, as symbolized by William Jennings Bryan and the Scopes trial.

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"All historians need to face the issues [this book] raises. Serious theological discussion of Fundamentalism tends to be neglected because it is intellectually unfashionable: Mr. Sandeen shows that for the historian such neglect is a luxury he cannot afford." - David M. Thompson, English Historical Review "Sandeen's 'new approach to Fundamentalism' eschews the common tendency to see the movement as parochially American, rurally based, and essentially a phenomenon of the twenties.... It is a highly valuable addition to American and - more singularly - to comparative theological history." - William R. Hutchinson, Journal of American History"

Roots of Fundamentalism British and American

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      Publisher The University of Chicago Press
      Published 1 November 2008
      ISBN-13 9780226734682
      978-0226734682
      ISBN-10 0226734684
      Also in:
      Religion and beliefs Religious fundamentalism

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Presents an intellectual historical critique of the Fundamentalist movement in America. This work argues that our understanding of this movement has been grievously distorted by the Fundamentalist-Modernist debate of the 1920s, as symbolized by William Jennings Bryan and the Scopes trial.

      Trade Review
      "All historians need to face the issues [this book] raises. Serious theological discussion of Fundamentalism tends to be neglected because it is intellectually unfashionable: Mr. Sandeen shows that for the historian such neglect is a luxury he cannot afford." - David M. Thompson, English Historical Review "Sandeen's 'new approach to Fundamentalism' eschews the common tendency to see the movement as parochially American, rurally based, and essentially a phenomenon of the twenties.... It is a highly valuable addition to American and - more singularly - to comparative theological history." - William R. Hutchinson, Journal of American History"

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