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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openedition-oai:revues.org:assr_84708 https://doi.org/10.4000/16fp7 urn:doi:10.4000/16fp7 en https://journals.openedition.org/assr/84708 2026-06-19T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/16fp7 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Conservative No More Archives de sciences sociales des religions Éditions de l’EHESS info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1777-5825 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/0335-5985 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/assr Gloege, Timothy E. W. fondamentalisme modernité conscience historique littératie culture de l’imprimé fundamentalism modernity historical consciousness literacy print culture modernidad fundamentalismo conciencia histórica literacidad cultura de la imprenta 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. Le fondamentalisme protestant est généralement présenté comme une réponse traditionnelle aux forces de la modernité. Cet article conteste cette caractérisation en s’appuyant sur la longue histoire de l’écrit, et plus particulièrement sur l’impact de la culture moderne de l’imprimé. Le développement de l’imprimé a été reconnu comme un facteur déterminant dans l’émergence de la conscience historique et dans la remise en question du sens des textes, phénomènes associés aux mentalités modernes, notamment au protestantisme libéral. Toutefois, la culture de l’imprimé a simultanément engendré une impulsion inverse, visant à privilégier la stabilité textuelle, la factualité et la précision – des qualités communes dans le monde des affaires et les professions associées. L’approche fondamentaliste de l’herméneutique biblique est le produit de cette modernité anhistorique, ce qui suggère que le mouvement ne constitue pas une réaction à la modernité en général, mais à la conscience historique en particulier. El fundamentalismo protestante suele presentarse como una respuesta tradicionalista a las fuerzas de la modernidad. Este artículo cuestiona dicha caracterización apoyándose en una perspectiva de historia larga de la escritura y, en particular, en el impacto de la cultura moderna de la imprenta. El desarrollo de la imprenta ha sido reconocido como un factor determinante en la emergencia de la conciencia histórica y en la desestabilización del sentido de los textos, fenómenos asociados a las mentalidades modernas, incluido el protestantismo liberal. Sin embargo, la cultura de la imprenta generó simultáneamente un impulso contrario, orientado a privilegiar la estabilidad textual, la factualidad y la precisión — cualidades comunes en el mundo de los negocios y las profesiones afines. El enfoque fundamentalista de la hermenéutica bíblica es producto de esa modernidad anhistórica, lo que sugiere que el movimiento no constituyó una reacción a la modernidad en sentido amplio, sino más precisamente a la conciencia histórica. |
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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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