What Fundamentalists in America Had in Common
Wenger concludes his work by showing that the inner unity or common denominator of American fundamentalism in this specific time period cannot be attributed to social or cultural characteristics and ideas:
While fundamentalists doubtless included rural and small-town Southerners and Midwesterners with little education, blindly loyal to the Constitution and capitalism, and suspicious of everyone with new ideas, the generalizations are not appropriate for the movement as a whole.
Source: What Fundamentalists in America Had in Common
Justin Taylor reports on findings that show Fundamentalism in a much more accurate light than common caricatures portray. Interesting piece, another book to add to the wish list! (HT: Mark Ward)
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