Fundamentalism, Politics, and the Law

During the past decade, the growing intensity of fundamentalist movements has ignited increasingly heated debates and controversies over the role of religion in modern societies. Until 9/11, most debates in the modern United States over the intersection of religion, politics, and society had focused on the rise and influence of the fundamentalist Protestant-led Christian Right. But after that tragic day, fundamentalist religious beliefs commanded even more attention, though this time Islamic. Fundamentalism, Politics, and the Law describes and analyzes the role of religious fundamentalist beliefs in the modern political world. Comprised of studies by leading scholars in law, political science, sociology and religion, this volume is organized around two major topics: the first examines the rise and the enduring influence of the Christian Right in U.S. politics and policy. The second focuses on the clash between fundamentalist practices in various religious traditions and societal norms and the law. This Book Studies The Phenomenon Of Fundamentalism In The United States. It Contains Historical And Contemporary Scholarly Analysis Of The Christian Movements That Emerged Around The Time Of The Moral Majority. Machine Generated Contents Note: Pt. I Contemporary Studies Of United States Protestant Fundamentalism -- 1. Premillennialists In The New Millennium: The Christian Right In The United States / Clyde Wilcox -- 2. From Darwin To Dover: An Overview Of The Evolution Debate / David Masci -- 3. Sex, Sin, And Social Policy: Religion And The Politics Of Abstinence-only Programs / Susan D. Rose -- 4. Uncivil Religion: Judeo-christianity And The Ten Commandments / Roger Hendrix -- 5. In Bad Faith: The Corruption Of Charitable Choice / Steven K. Green -- Pt. Ii Beyond United States Protestant Fundamentalism -- 6. Islamicism: Jihad And Fostering Political Islam In The United States / Brian Robert Calfano -- 7. Judaism: Religious Ritual As A Form Of Boundary Maintenance / Hella Winston -- 8. Mormonism: Harm, Human Rights, And The Criminalization Of Fundamentalist Mormon Polygamy / Stephen A. Kent -- 9. Catholicism: Fundamentalism In The Canon Law Tradition / Thomas P. Doyle -- 10. Secrecy And The Underpinnings Of Cycles Of Child Sex Abuse In Religious Organizations / Marci A. Hamilton. Edited By Marci A. Hamilton And Mark J. Rozell. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Coverpage......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 Foreword Religious Fundamentalism and the Global Resurgence......Page 8 Introduction Fundamentalism, Politics, Law......Page 16 Part I Contemporary Studies of United States Protestant Fundamentalism......Page 26 1 Premillennialists in the New Millennium: The Christian Right in the United States......Page 28 2 From Darwin to Dover: An Overview of the Evolution Debate......Page 44 3 Sex, Sin, and Social Policy: Religion and the Politics of Abstinence-Only Programs......Page 64 4 Uncivil Religion: Judeo-Christianity and the Ten Commandments......Page 90 5 In “Bad Faith”: The Corruption of Charitable Choice......Page 120 Part II Beyond United States Protestant Fundamentalism......Page 142 6 Islamicism: Jihad and Fostering Political Islam in the United States......Page 144 7 Judaism: Religious Ritual as a Form of Boundary Maintenance......Page 162 8 Mormonism: Harm, Human Rights, and the Criminalization of Fundamentalist Mormon Polygamy......Page 176 9 Catholicism: Fundamentalism in the Canon Law Tradition......Page 208 10 Secrecy and the Underpinnings of Cycles of Child Sex Abuse in Religious Organizations......Page 238 Index......Page 262 Foreword: Religious Fundamentalisms & the Global Resurgence - John L. Esposito * Introduction: Fundamentalism, Politics, Law - Marci A. Hamilton and Mark J. Rozell * Section I: Contemporary Studies of United States Protestant Fundamentalism * Premillennialists in the New Millennium: The Christian Right in the United States - Clyde Wilcox * From Darwin to Dover: An Overview of the Evolution Debate - David Masci * Sex, Sin, and Social Policy: Religion and the Politics of Abstinence-Only Programs - Susan D. Rose * Uncivil Religion: "Judeo-Christianity" and the Ten Commandments - Frederick Mark Gedicks and Roger Hendrix * In "Bad Faith": The Corruption of Charitable Choice - Steven K. Green * Section II: Beyond United States Protestant Fundamentalism * Islamicism: Jihad and Fostering Political Islam in the United States - Bran Robert Calfano * Judaism: Religious Ritual as a Form of Boundary Maintenance - Hella Winston * Mormonism: Harm, Human Rights, and the Criminalization of Fundamentalist Mormon Polygamy - Stephen A. Kent * Catholicism: Fundamentalism in the Canon Law Tradition - Thomas P. Doyle * Secrecy and the Underpinnings of Cycles of Child Sex Abuse in Religious Organizations - Marci A. Hamilton