Fundamentalism, 2nd, Revised and Updated EditionISBN: 978-0-7456-4076-1
Paperback
160 pages
March 2008, Polity
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Times Higher Education
"Steve Bruce writes always with great lucidity from a clearly
stated point of view. His essay on fundamentalism is no exception.
It is well informed and easily accessible and it deserves to be
taken seriously even by people who disagree with his view."
Martin Riesebrodt, University of Chicago
"The term fundamentalism is generally used carelessly, and often
used rhetorically to suggest (for example) that American (or
Ulster) conservative Protestants are on a par with Islamist
radicals. In this important and definitive book Steve Bruce
provides a trenchant sociological analysis of what fundamentalism
is, and outlines its kinds, causes and consequences. He also sets
his analysis of fundamentalism in the context of an extremely
succinct account of secularisation. In particular he shows that
fundamentalism of whatever kind has no chance of succeeding. This
is a very useful book for the commentariat as well the interested
educated reader."
David Martin, London School of Economics and Political
Science
"Trenchant, informative and wide-ranging, Steve Bruce’s
book demolishes popular myths, forcing us to confront the complex
social realities of traditionally-minded religious communities
threatened by the incursions of secular modernity.
Fundamentalism is essential reading for anyone seeking to
understand the dynamics of religion in the contemporary
world."
Alan Aldridge, University of Nottingham