Fundamentalism and American Culture

Fundamentalism and American Culture has long been considered a classic in religious history, and to this day remains unsurpassed. Now available in a new edition, this highly regarded analysis takes us through the full history of the origin and direction of one of America's most influential religious movements.In the twenty-first century, militantly conservative white evangelicals have become more prominent than ever in American life.Marsden's volume, which now takes the history through the end of the Trump administration, remains the essential starting point for understanding the degree to which that militancy has been shaped by thefundamentalist heritage of the twentieth century. For Marsden, fundamentalists are, in the broadest sense, conservative evangelicals who are willing to take a stand and to fight. Yet their militancy needs to be understood in the light of some specific aspects of their heritage. In the late nineteenth-century, American Protestantism was gradually dividing between liberals who were accepting new scientific and higher critical views that contradicted the Bible and defendersof the more traditional evangelicalism. Often the

“"One of Christianity Today's 100 Books of the Century" -- "Superb...to be recommended to all students of early twentieth-century culture and religion." -- American Historical Review "Scholarship at its best." -- Religious Studies Review "Marsden reveals a great deal of history, showing the origins, development and growth of evangelicalism and fundamentalism. His is a focused yet broad scholarly work that has stood the test of time, a worthwhile history resource on fundamentalism in America." -- Congregational Libraries Today”

One of Christianity Today's 100 Books of the Century
Superb...to be recommended to all students of early twentieth-century culture and religion. American Historical Review
Scholarship at its best. Religious Studies Review
Marsden reveals a great deal of history, showing the origins, development and growth of evangelicalism and fundamentalism. His is a focused yet broad scholarly work that has stood the test of time, a worthwhile history resource on fundamentalism in America. Congregational Libraries Today

George M. Marsden is Francis A. McAnaney Professor Emeritus of History at The University of Notre Dame and a Distinguished Scholar in the History of Christianity at Calvin Theological Seminary. He has published major works on a variety of topics concerning American religion and culture, and his awards include The Bancroft Prize in History and the Grawemeyer Award in Religion. He lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Fundamentalism and American Culture has long been considered a classic in religious history, and to this day remains unsurpassed. Now available in a new edition, this highly regarded analysis takes us through the full history of the origin and direction of one of America's most influential religious movements.In the twenty-first century, militantly conservative white evangelicals have become more prominent than ever in American life.Marsden's volume, which now takes the history through the end of the Trump administration, remains the essential starting point for understanding the degree to which that militancy has been shaped by thefundamentalist heritage of the twentieth century. For Marsden, fundamentalists are, in the broadest sense, conservative evangelicals who are willing to take a stand and to fight. Yet their militancy needs to be understood in the light of some specific aspects of their heritage. In the late nineteenth-century, American Protestantism was gradually dividing between liberals who were accepting new scientific and higher critical views that contradicted the Bible and defendersof the more traditional evangelicalism. Often the

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