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In this historical overview of American fundamentalism and evangelicalism, Marsden introduces the growing religious movements and a deeper analysis of two themes that have been especially poignant in these traditions—science and politics.

A fundamentalist is an evangelical who is angry about something. That seems simple and is fairly accurate. Jerry Falwell has even adopted it as a quick definition of fundamentalism that reporters are likely to quote. A more precise statement of the same point is that an American fundamentalist is an evangelical who is militant in opposition to liberal theology in the churches or to changes in cultural values or mores, such as those associated
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