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Book SynopsisOver the last forty years, historians'' interpretation of the historic fundamentalistscirca the 1930s and 1940shas accused them of social and political indifference to the hardships people experienced during the Great Depression and the Holocaust. In this book, Jim Owen examines historic fundamentalist magazines and journals to determine why there is such a radical disparity between what historians have written and what historic fundamentalists actually did. Through Professor Owen''s investigation, we see a compassionate movement very involvedsocially and politicallyduring the Great Depression, and a group that was vocal in combating anti-Semitism and denouncing the horrors of Nazi persecution.
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Foreword Chapter 3 Preface Chapter 4 Acknowledgments Chapter 5 Introduction Chapter 6 Historic Fundamentalism and its Critics: "It Ain't Necessarily So!" Chapter 7 Historic Fundamentalism and the Great Depression: Seeing it from Their Perspective Chapter 8 Historic Fundamentalism and the Oversight of God: Judgment and Mercy Toward a Prodigal Nation Chapter 9 Historic Fundamentalism Speaking Politically: The Duties and Passions of the Christian Citizen Chapter 10 Historic Fundamentalism Post World War II: The Evangelical Obligation to Save America Chapter 11 Historic Fundamentalism Post World War II, Part II: Saving Protestant American Democracy from Roman Catholicism Chapter 12 Historic Fundamentalism and the Jews: Responding to European Anti-Semitism Chapter 13 Historic Fundamentalism and the Jews: Is this Suffering Nothing to You Who Pass By? Chapter 14 Historic Fundamentalism and Anti-Semitism: Refuting Undeserved Accusations, Reclaiming Sullied Reputations Chapter 15 Historic Fundamentalism and the Supernatural: A Non-Conformist Historiography Chapter 16 Epilogue Chapter 17 Author Biography Chapter 18 Index
