Second, how did fundamentalists relate to mainstream culture . And third, why has fundamentalism been so much more influential in the United States than in any other society in the western world. Im curious fundamentalism, fundamentalists, are these terms that you hear today . Do you know people who call themselves fundamentalists and use this label . I see some nodding. Any examples . Yes. Trying to describe alternate groups that can do terrorist attacks. Its a term that you hear more often in islam. What about here with American Christian groups . From up north, many people we would call fundamentalist christians. I dont think its often at least in my experience, its not often used by the fundamentalists themselves. Youve heard it more of a pejorative term. Thats interesting. That lines up with my own experience. There are exceptions. I have certainly met some proud independent baptists who claim that term fundamentalist, but generally it seemed to be used as an insult. Its not a lab
Creationism in Public Schools and gained national attention. Later, she talks about the origins and growth of pentecostalism which strives for the divine and faith healing and speaking in tongues. All right. Lets begin. My name is molly worthen, were at the university of North Carolina at chapel hill and its american fundamentalism and pentecostalism and ill try to answer three Big Questions today. Number one, what is protestant fundamentalism . What does the term mean . Second, how did fundamentalists relate to main street culture . And third, why has fundamentalism been so much more influential in the United States than in any other society in the western world . Im curious, is fundamentalism, fundamentalist, are these terms that you hear today . Do you know people who call themselves fundamentalist or use this label . I see some nodding. Any examples . Yes. Trying to describe alternate groups. It is a term that you hear more often in the context of islam. What about here among Ameri
Prof. Worthen let us begin. My name is molly worthen. We are at the university of North Carolina at chapel hill and todays lecture is on the history of american fundamentalism and pentecostalism. I will try to answer three Big Questions today. Number one, what is protestant fundamentalism . What does the term mean . Second, how did fundamentalists relate to mainstream culture . And third, why has fundamentalism been so much more influential in the United States than in any other society in the western world . I am curious, is fundamentalism, fundamentalists are these terms that you hear today . Do you know people who call themselves fundamentalists or use this label . I can see some nodding. Any examples . Is that how they describe groups that do terrorist attack . It is a term that you hear more often in the context of islam. What about here, among American Christian groups . I am from up north. And many of the christians down here we call fundamentalist christians. Often as a perjora
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Worthen lets begin. Todays lecture is on the history of american fundamentalism and pentecostalism. Im going to try to answer three Big Questions today. Number 1 what is protestant from the mental i fundamentalis . What does the term mean . Second, how did fundamentalists relate to mainstream culture . Third, why has fundamentalism and so much more influential in the United States than in any other society in the western world . Curious. Terms that you here today . Do you know people who call themselves fundamentalist or use this label . I can see some nodding. Any examples . Yes . Groupsng to describe that would do terrorists attacks. Its a term that you hear often in the context of islam. What about here among American Christian groups . That areeople christians here we wouldve called by the mentalist christians in the pejorative, i dont think its often not used by the fundamentalists themselves. You have heard it more of a pejorative term and that is interesting because it lines up