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Title

The freedom to do God's will : religious fundamentalism and social change / edited by Gerrie ter Haar and James J. Busuttil.

Publication

London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Busuttil, James J.
• Haar, Gerrie ter

Description

xiii, 254 p.; 24 cm.

Summary

• "In the wake of the events of September 11th 2001, it is disturbingly clear that no government or individual can afford to ignore religious fundamentalism. Religious faith in the modern world is a political statement, from the hot spots of Al Quaeda's Afghanistan to the simmering religious tensions and explosive violence igniting the streets of Israel, Palestine, India and even the urban melting-pots of the US and Europe. But how does fundamentalism function across cultural and social boundaries? Are all faiths equally susceptible to it? How can we recognize fundamentalism, and is it always by its nature harmful or wrong?
• "Under the auspices of top international commentators, The Freedom To Do God's Will considers the global impact of fundamentalism on religious traditions including Hinduism, Buddhism, Mormonism, Christianity, Judasim and Islam. With special reference to human rights issues, women's rights and the influence of social factors, it brings a new dimension to a field of study often dominated by purely religious or political perspectives, while effectively challenging received ideas about the violence and conservatism of fundamentalist movements. Revealingly illustrated with original case studies, 10 investigative essays from a multicultural panel of experts, each with specific local and academic knowledge of the faiths and issues they discuss, offer an intimate and highly specific portrait of why and how fundamentalism occurs."-- Publisher description.

Subjects

• Religion and sociology
• Religious fundamentalism

Note

• Includes index.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Religious fundamentalism and social change : a comparative inquiry / Gerrie ter Haar -- Islamic fundamentalism and social change : neither the 'end of history' nor a 'clash of civilizations' / Abdullahi Ahmed An-Naʼim -- Strategies for public participation : women and Islamic fundamentalism in Malaysia / Sharifah Zaleha binti Syed Hassan -- 'Renew our days as of old' : religious fundamentalism and social change in the modern Jewish state / Alice Shalvi -- Re-awakening a sleeping giant : Christian fundamentalists in late twentieth-century US society / Nancy T. Ammerman -- Pathways of fundamentalization : the peculiar case of Mormonism / Walter E.A. van Beek -- The monk's new robes : Buddhist fundamentalism and social change / H.L. Seneviratne -- Being Hindu and/or governing India? : religion, social change and the state / Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad -- Religions, human rights and social change / R. Scott Appleby -- Policy responses to religious fundamentalism / James J. Busuttil.

ISBN

• 0415270340
• 0415270359 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^2002072665

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library