Anti-fundamentalism
(sometimes initial capital letter) a movement in american protestantism that arose in the early part of the 20th century in reaction to modernism and that stresses the infallibility of the bible not only in matters of faith and morals but also as a literal historical record, holding as essential to christian faith belief in such doctrines as the creation of the world, the virgin birth, physical resurrection, atonement by the sacrificial death of christ, and the second coming.
the beliefs held by those in this movement.
strict adherence to any set of basic ideas or principles:
the fundamentalism of the extreme conservatives.
noun
(christianity) (esp among certain protestant sects) the belief that every word of the bible is divinely inspired and therefore true
(islam) a movement favouring strict observance of the teachings of the koran and islamic law
strict adherence to the fundamental principles of any set of beliefs
a conservative movement in theology among nineteenth- and twentieth-century christians. fundamentalists believe that the statements in the bible are literally true.
note: fundamentalists often argue against the theory of evolution. (see scopes trial.)
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