Christian fundamentalism is a significant global movement which originally took its name from The Fundamentals, a series of booklets defending classic evangelical doctrines, published in the 1910s. The Oxford Handbook of Christian Fundamentalism traces the roots of fundamentalism from the late nineteenth century and explores the development of the movement up to the present day. Since its inception, fundamentalism has proved a highly contested category. By some the label is recognised as a badge of honour, by others a term of abuse. This volume does not offer a simple definition of fundamentalism. Rather, it acknowledges its many interpretative and definitional complexities, and allows multiple identities to jostle together under the 'fundamentalist' label. The boundaries are porous between fundamentalism and conservative evangelicalism, so the Handbook includes analysis of some conservative expressions of Christianity which show fundamentalist characteristics, even in groups
which refuse to define themselves as 'fundamentalist'. The relationship of fundamentalism to Pentecostalism and charismatic renewal is also explored in detail.
Research-led chapters cover significant historical developments, key doctrines such as biblical inerrancy, creationism and separatism, and an extensive range of moral and cultural issues to which the contribution of fundamentalism has been significant, including popular music, alcohol, sport, and family life. Contributors also chart the evolution of the movement globally--far beyond its North Atlantic origins. Recognising the prominence of fundamentalism beyond the Church, the Handbook explores its contribution to public debates concerning political influence, education, human genetics, civil rights, business, global warning, sexuality, Israel and the Middle East, the shaping of contemporary culture, and much else. Christian fundamentalism, this Handbook ultimately shows, is one of the most significant movements operating in today's world.
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With its thoroughness of treatment and analysis of Christian fundamentalism and its aspects, this volume will be consulted for years by anyone interested in the multi-dimensionality of Christian fundamentalism. * Atola Longkumer, Mission Journal * The editors and contributors are to be congratulated for producing a captivating volume, filled with insightful and thought-provoking essays. This is a volume in which the reader can easily dip in and out, as all the essays are standalone works. The editorial work has been conducted to a very high standard. * Simon Lewis, The Proceedings of the Wesley Historical Society * A thorough and multifaceted overview for anyone interested in historical and nowadays Christian fundamentalism. * N.N. Kindermann, Theologia Reformata * Each chapter supplements the references with a suggested reading list, which will be appreciated by researchers and students. With its thoroughness of treatment and analysis of Christian fundamentalism and its aspects, this volume will be consulted for years to come by anyone interested in the multi-dimensionality of Christian fundamentalism. * Atola Longkumer, Mission Studies * Almost none of the contributions in this book are without some value. It provides an important resource in studying the history and nature of fundamentalism. * Mark Sidwell, Astra Salvensis * As a single volume, the Handbook is an achievement. It has researchled chapters covering significant historical developments and critical doctrines (e.g. biblical inerrancy, creationism, separatism, etc.) and an extensive range of discussionson moral and cultural issues to which fundamentalism has contributed significantly,including popular music, alcohol, sexual morality and family life. * Martyn Percy, Theology * This Oxford Handbook is a useful and well-written contribution to contemporary studies of Christian fundamentalism. The handbook is to be highly recommended as a timely resource for anyone with an interest in modern Christianity. * Douglas Pratt, Modern Believing * This volume will be indispensable to scholars and students of modern Christianity, religion and politics, and global religious movements, while also engaging informed readers interested in how faith communities navigate modernity's challenges. Its suggested reading lists and balanced, multi-angled approach ensure it will remain a standard work for years to come. * Tianji Ma, Religious Studies Review *
Contributors
1. Defining and Interpreting Christian Fundamentalism, Andrew Atherstone and David Ceri Jones
I: Historical Developments
2. The Fundamentals, Geoffrey R. Treloar
3. Big Tent Revivalism, Josh McMullen
4. A Fundamentalist Forerunner? C. H. Spurgeon and the Downgrade Controversy, Thomas Breimaier
5. The Scopes Trial, Constance Areson Clark
6. Princeton and Fundamentalism, D. G. Hart
7. Fundamentalism in Interwar Northern Ireland, Andrew R. Holmes
8. Fundamentalism and Early Pentecostalism, Gerald W. King
9. Billy Graham, Fundamentalism and Neo-Evangelicalism, Elesha J. Coffman and Regina Wenger
10. Fundamentalism and Charismatic Renewal, John Maiden
11. The Southern Baptist Convention, Andrew Christopher Smith
12. Fundamentalist Magazine Publishing, Amber Thomas Reynolds
II: Fundamentalist Convictions
13. Biblical Inerrancy and Higher Criticism, Paul C. Gutjahr
14. Creationism, Susan L. Trollinger and William Vance Trollinger, Jr.
15. Conversion, Sean McGever
16. The Devotional Life of Fundamentalism, Tom Schwanda
17. Ecumenism and Separatism, Markku Ruotsila
18. Salvation and the 'Social Gospel', David Ceri Jones
19. The End Times, Martin Spence
III: Fundamentalism and Personal Morality
20. Education in Home and School, Milton Gaither
21. Higher Education, Adam Laats
22. Alcohol, Joe Coker
23. Popular Music, Shawn David Young
24. Sport, Paul Emory Putz
25. Family and Gender, Emily S. Johnson
26. Sex and Sexuality, Suzanna Krivulskaya
27. Abortion, Andrew R. Lewis
IV: Fundamentalism and the 'World'
28. Global Mission, Brian Stanley
29. Race and Civil Rights, Mary Beth Swetnam Mathews
30. Class, Darren Dochuk
31. Business, Darren E. Grem
32. The Christian Right, Daniel K. Williams
33. The Environment, Brantley W. Gasaway
34. Israel and the Middle East, Daniel G. Hummel
35. Literature, Christopher Douglas
36. From the Television Age to the Digital Revolution, Robert Glenn Howard and Megan L. Zahay
V: Fundamentalist Futures
37. Escaping Fundamentalism, Andrew Atherstone
38. Globalized Fundamentalism, Mark P. Hutchinson
Index
Andrew Atherstone is Latimer Research Fellow at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, and a member of Oxford University's Faculty of Theology and Religion. His recent books include Repackaging Christianity: Alpha and the Building of a Global Brand (2022) and, as co-editor, Transatlantic Charismatic Renewal, c.1950-2000 (2021). His research focuses on evangelicalism and Anglicanism in the 19th and 20th centuries.
David Ceri Jones is Reader in Early Modern History at Aberystwyth University and a native of Port Talbot. His most recent books include, as co-author, A History of Christianity in Wales (2022), and as co-editor, George Whitefield: Life, Context and Legacy (2016). He is currently working of a multi-volume edition of the letters of George Whitefield, and a new history of evangelicalism in modern and contemporary Wales.
