Exporting the American Gospel: Global Christian Fundamentalism

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Psychology Press, 1996 - Political Science - 344 pages
As the pressures of globalization are crushing local traditions, millions of uprooted people are buying into a new American salvation product. This fundamentalist Christianity, a fusion of American popular religion and politics, is one of the most significant cultural influences exported from the United States. With illuminating case studies based on extensive field research, Exporting the American Gospel demonstrates how Christian fundamentalism has taken hold in many nations in Africa, Latin America and Asia.
 

Contents

Christian Fundamentalism
13
Fundamentalism in the Twentieth Century
33
FOUR
42
The Case of the Philippines
75
Evangelization with the Modern Edge
105
Christianity in Liberia
131
EIGHT
141
The Charismatic Explosion
151
NINE
179
AntiIslamic AntiCommunist
209
ELEVEN
227
APPENDIX
263
NOTES
273
BIBLIOGRAPHY
315
INDEX
337
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