
Slaves to Faith
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Focusing on Christian fundamentalists, the author puts Christian fundamentalism in its historical and theological contexts. At the same time, Mercer calls upon cognitive theory to explain that the fundamentalist's life story is not particular to Christianity or any other religious belief system but that fundamentalist Catholics, Muslims, Jews, and those of all other faiths share a common psychological profile. Indeed, Mercer insists that if the Christian terminology were eliminated from contemporary fundamentalist Christian rhetoric, what would remain would be a framework that fundamentalists from other religions would find quite familiar and even comforting. In other words, the structure of the fundamentalist worldview, and the psychology beneath it, is pretty much the same across religions. It is a controversial thing to say about Christian fundamentalism, a thesis that has already proved contentious in the author's public appearances, and one that is sure to generate considerable attention and passionate debate as the U.S. populace continues to divide into opposing camps.
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Foreword
Preface: My Longest Email
Introduction
One: Who Are the Christians?
Two: The Fighting Fundamentalists
Three: Fundamentalists Retreat and Advance
Part Two: Core Fundamentalist Beliefs
Four: Fundamentalists and the Bible
Five: Problems with Fundamentalisms View of the Bible
Six: The Jesus Question
Seven: The Rapture
Eight: Left Behind Theology
Nine: Two Unofficial Fundamentalist Doctrines
Part Three: A Psychological Profile
Ten: The Psychological Model
Eleven: Profile of the Typical Fundamentalist
Twelve: The Threat from Rapid Cultural Change
Part Four: Strategies for Dialogue
Thirteen: Talking Theology
Fourteen: Talking About the Bible
Concluding Reflections
Appendix 1: Letters from Former Fundamentalist Students
Appendix 2: An Elementary Guide to Exegeting the Bible
Bibliography
About the Author
Notes
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