Fundamentalism
Posted on March 24, 2008
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1 aoften capitalized : a movement in 20th century Protestantism emphasizing the literally interpreted Bible as fundamental to Christian life and teaching b: the beliefs of this movement c: adherence to such beliefs
2: a movement or attitude stressing strict and literal adherence to a set of basic principles “Islamic fundamentalism” “political fundamentalism”.[1]
Religious fundamentalism refers to a “deep and totalistic commitment” to a belief in the infallibility and inerrancy of holy scriptures, absolute religious authority, and strict adherence to a set of basic principles (fundamentals), away from doctrinal compromises with modern social and political life.
The term fundamentalism was originally coined to describe a narrowly defined set of beliefs that developed into a movement within the Protestant community of the United States in the early part of the 20th century, and that had its roots in the Fundamentalist-Modernist Controversy of that time. Until 1950, there was no entry for fundamentalism in the Oxford English Dictionary; the derivative fundamentalist was added only in its second 1989 edition.[2]
Fundamentalism is a relatively new brand of Protestantism started in America that has attracted a tremendous following, including many fallen away Catholics. How did this popular movement originate? The history of Fundamentalism may be viewed as having three main phases. The first lasted a generation, from the 1890s to the Scopes “Monkey Trial” of 1925. In this period, Fundamentalism emerged as a reaction to liberalizing trends in American Protestantism; it broke off, but never completely, from Evangelicalism, of which it may be considered one wing. In its second phase, it passed from public view, but never actually disappeared or even lost ground. Finally, Fundamentalism came to the nation’s attention again around 1970, and it has enjoyed considerable growth.[3]
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[1] Merriam Webster
[2] Wikipedia
[3] Catholic.com
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fundamentalis selain dalam pengertian fundamentalis yang berdimensi keagamaan, juga muncul dalam bentuk yang tidak merujuk kepada pengertian awal ini.
diantaranya yang paling membahayakan adalah penganut fundamentalis pasar. bahwa pasar lah yang mesti mengatur ekonomi atau sederhananya jalankan hukum rimba di bidang ekonomi, lepas bahwa paham ini yang berulangkali menjerumuskan dunia dalam krisis dasyat seperti krisis finansial yang terjadi hari-hari ini. yang pada akhirnya memancing intervensi negara dengan menggunakan dana pajak dari rakyat. pada akhirnya tak ada fundamentalis pasar, ini sikap munafik dan manipulatif saja.
intinya mereka seenak udelnya dewek. si serakah itu. di dunia kapitalis, keserakahan adalah kebajikan atau dalil iman yang utama.