Uncertainty, Fear and Fundamentalism
Social Gospel Today discusses the trend toward believing that the Bible is "the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word." 34% of Americans currently believe that. The trend went down from 1980 to 2001, and has gone up subtantially since then.The article says "In times of fear and crisis, people yearn for certainty, assurance and purpose. Fundamentalism provides those psychological benefits. The Bible provides all historical, scientific, moral and theological answers. Fundamentalism tells us that God is in complete control; that the wicked will be punished in the end; that righteousness will eventually prevail."
"Liberal Christianity is finding it tough to compete because it doesn't provide the same psychological assurances."
posted by Paul Wilczynski @ 8:31 AM
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