Conservative No More
Protestant Fundamentalism is typically depicted as a traditional response to the forces of modernity. This essay argues against this characterization, drawing on the long history of the written word, and especially the impact of modern print culture. The development of print has been recognized as a...
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Archives de sciences sociales des religions
2026
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| On-line přístup: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Shrnutí: | Protestant Fundamentalism is typically depicted as a traditional response to the forces of modernity. This essay argues against this characterization, drawing on the long history of the written word, and especially the impact of modern print culture. The development of print has been recognized as a key factor in the emergence of historical consciousness and destabilization of textual meaning associated with modern mentalities, including Protestant Liberalism. However, print culture simultaneously produced a countervailing impulse to emphasize textual stability, factuality, and precision—qualities common in business and associated professions. The fundamentalist approach to biblical hermeneutics is a product of that ahistorical modernity, suggesting that the movement was not a reaction to modernity writ large, but to historical consciousness in particular. |
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