About 40 years ago popular opinion assumed that religion would become a weaker force and certainly less zealous as the world became more modern and morals became more relaxed. Yet, the opposite has proven true, according to theologian and author Karen Armstrong (A History of God), who documents how fundamentalism has taken root and grown in many of the world's major religions, such as Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. Even Buddhism, Sikhism, Hinduism and Confucianism have developed fundamentalist factions. Reacting to a technologically driven world with liberal Western values, fundamentalists have not only increased in numbers, they have become more desperate, claims Armstrong, who points to the Oklahoma City bombing, violent anti-abortion crusades, and the assassination of President Yitzak Rabin as evidence of dangerous extremes.
Published Date: 13/07/2006 Format: PaperBack ISBN: 9780345391698 Publisher: Ballantine Books No of Pages: 480 Rating:
