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add a reference. By the way, Consensus among all leading scholars supports this statement. Such religious studies scholars make a sharp distinction between Christian Fundamentalists and fanatics.
'''Fundamentalism''' is a theological tendency seeking to follow and preserve what are believed to be the essential fundamentals of a [[religion]] or ideology. Followers of fundamentalism often seek to prevent what they perceive to be the liberalization of these fundamentals.
'''Fundamentalism''' is a theological tendency seeking to follow and preserve what are believed to be the essential fundamentals of a [[religion]] or ideology. Followers of fundamentalism often seek to prevent what they perceive to be the liberalization of these fundamentals.
Often the term "fundamentalism" is used in a pejorative way by opponents of [[Christianity]].
Often the term "fundamentalism" is used in a pejorative way by opponents of [[Christianity]].<ref> Chapter 19 "The Fundamentalist and Neo-Evangelical Traditions" in [http://books.google.com/books?id=e7BXpAsDXh0C&pg=RA1-PA352&vq=Fundamentalist+fanatic&source=gbs_search_r&cad=1_1 ''American Religious Traditions''], Richard E. Wentz, Fotress Press, 2003, ISBN 0-8006-3616-3</ref>
==References==
==References==
== External Link ==
== External Link ==
* [http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/6528/fundcont.htm Online copy of ''The Fundamentals'']
* [http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/6528/fundcont.htm Online copy of ''The Fundamentals'']
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[[Category:Protestantism]]
[[Category:Protestantism]]
[[Category:Christian Movements]]
[[Category:Christian Movements]]