The Battle for God: Fundamentalism in Judaism, Christianity and Islam

The Battle for God: Fundamentalism in Judaism, Christianity and Islam
Автор книги: id книги: 1770280     Оценка: 0.0     Голосов: 0     Отзывы, комментарии: 0 154,38 руб.     (1,58$) Читать книгу Купить и скачать книгу Купить бумажную книгу Электронная книга Жанр: Зарубежная эзотерическая и религиозная литература Правообладатель и/или издательство: HarperCollins Дата добавления в каталог КнигаЛит: ISBN: 9780007397235 Скачать фрагмент в формате   fb2   fb2.zip Возрастное ограничение: 0+ Оглавление Отрывок из книги

Реклама. ООО «ЛитРес», ИНН: 7719571260.

Описание книги

This edition does not include illustrations.Britain’s greatest religious historian chronicles the rise and rise of fundamentalism.One of the most potent forces bedevilling the modern world is religious extremism, and the need to understand it has never been greater.Focusing in detail on Protestant fundamentalism in the United States, Jewish fundamentalism from sixteenth century Spain onwards and Muslim fundamentalism over the last four hundred years, Armstrong examines the patterns that underlie fundamentalism. These evolve from the clash between the conservative pre-modern mind that is governed by a love of myth, and the progressive rational society that relishes change. Fundamentalists view the contemporary world with horror, rejecting its claims to truth, and a state of war now exists over the future of our culture. They are not terrorists, rather, they are innovative, existing in a symbiotic relationship with an aggressive modernity, each urging the other on to greater excess.The Battle for God is original in its thesis and in its understanding; as a history of religious ideas it is fascinating, and as an explanation of one of the most destabilizing forces at large in the world today it is extraordinary.

Оглавление

Karen Armstrong. The Battle for God: Fundamentalism in Judaism, Christianity and Islam

KAREN ARMSTRONG. The Battle for God

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

1. Jews: The Precursors (1492–1700)

2. Muslims: The Conservative Spirit (1492–1799)

3. Christians: Brave New World (1492–1870)

4. Jews and Muslims Modernize (1700–1870)

5. Battle Lines (1870–1900)

6. Fundamentals (1900–25)

7. Counterculture (1925–60)

8. Mobilization (1960–74)

9. The offensive (1974–79)

10. Defeat? (1979–99)

BIBLIOGRAPHY

GLOSSARY

INDEX

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

If you enjoyed The Battle for God, check out these other great Karen Armstrong titles

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

NOTES. Introduction

1. Jews: The Precursors (1482–1700)

2. Muslims: The Conservative Spirit (1492–1799)

3. Christians: Brave New World (1492–1870)

4. Jews and Muslims Modernize (1700–1870)

5. Battle Lines (1870–1900)

6. Fundamentals (1900–25)

7. Counterculture (1925–60)

8. Mobilization (1960–74)

9. The Offensive (1974–79)

10. Defeat? (1979–99)

ALSO BY THE AUTHOR

COPYRIGHT

ABOUT THE PUBLISHER

Отрывок из книги

Fundamentalism in Judaism,

Christianity and Islam

.....

Orobio, however, described a whole class of people who found it very difficult to adjust to the laws and customs of traditional Judaism, which seemed senseless and burdensome to them. They had studied modern sciences in Iberia, such as logic, physics, mathematics, and medicine, as Orobio himself had done. But, Orobio reported impatiently, “they are full of vanity, pride and arrogance, confident that they are thoroughly learned in all subjects.”

They think they will lose credit as erudite men if they consent to learn from those who are indeed educated in the sacred laws, and so they feign great science by contradicting what they do not understand.32

.....

Добавление нового отзыва

Комментарий Поле, отмеченное звёздочкой  — обязательно к заполнению

Отзывы и комментарии читателей

Нет рецензий. Будьте первым, кто напишет рецензию на книгу The Battle for God: Fundamentalism in Judaism, Christianity and Islam
Подняться наверх