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> In reality fundamentalist literalism is a relatively recent (19th century) theological development I was under the impression that it began with the Protesta
by pbourke 6y ago
> In reality fundamentalist literalism is a relatively recent (19th century) theological development
I was under the impression that it began with the Protestant Reformation - specifically Calvinism (16th century)
- api 6y agoHmm... my answer may have been US-centric. I was thinking of this kind of thing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fundamentals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fundamentals Early 20th century though, but the antecedents go back to the 19th. This is regarded by some as the foundational text of 20th century American fundamentalism. Written and published by an oil tycoon, of course.