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-'''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]].
-==References==
-*[http://www.reference.com/search?q=fundamentalism Reference.com]
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-'''Fundamentalism''' is a movement which began within [[Protestantism|Protestant]] [[Christianity]] in the late [[19th century]] in opposition to the emergence of [[modernism]] within several denominations.  The term itself was popularized by [[R.A. Torrey]] when he published his book ''The Fundamentals'' in 1917.  Fundamentalism stresses several points:
-* The inerrancy of the [[Bible]]
-* The [[Virgin Birth]] of [[Christ]]
-* The bodily [[resurrection]] of Christ
-* The substitutionary [[atonement]] of Christ on the cross
-* The literal nature of the Biblical accounts of Christ's miracles, the [[Creation]] account in Genesis, and so on
-Fundamentalism held to these points in opposition to such trends as [[higher criticism]] and the increasing acceptance of [[Darwinism]], which were popular among modernists.  Fundamentalist movements were found in most Protestant denominations by the early [[20th century]], with the debate between fundamentalists and modernists especially strong in [[Presbyterian]] and [[Baptist]] churches.  The term fundamentalism would later come to be closely associated with [[dispensationalist]] beliefs, belief in the impending Second Coming of Christ, and with [[Evangelical]] Christianity in general.
-Today the term is used by the [[liberal media]] to mean any philosophy which stresses strict, and literal adherence to a set of basic principles, and is used as a [[pejoritive]] by [[secular]]ists to describe any religion, not just Christianity.  For example the terms "fundamentalist Muslim" and "fundamentalist Hindu" are frequently used.  Typically the reference is to religious fundamentalism though can have a secular meaning.
-[[Category:Christian movements]]

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