Fundamentalism

Modern Fundamentalism has not been widely known for its contribution to biblical scholarship. Nor has it been known for attracting or retaining a great number of men with scholarly instincts. Perhaps a major reason for this is that there are few fundamentalist institutions of higher learning which provide high-level advanced training in the majority of biblical disciplines.

Rescuing Fundamentalism from Secularization

^{See Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4.}

^{Editor’s Note: This article was originally posted on March 2, 2007.}

Fundamentalism features a lot of talk about the heart these days. It probably always has. Speakers emphasize the importance of “hearts on fire for God,” a children’s CD warns against the dangers of developing a cold heart, and a college hosts an annual Heart Conference.

What started as a fluke born partially out of boredom some five years ago has now turned into an annual tradition. Folks have been asking me right and left if I plan on continuing my annual list of the top-ten religion stories from an evangelical and fundamentalist perspective this year. The answer is yes. However, before I give my thoughts, a couple of caveats and words of explanation.