RELIGST 3CC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Sunnah, Kippah, Six-Day War

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Arabic: means usuli have to be fundamentalist. The term does not exist, the idea amongst muslim does. Difficulty of using term in islam (consequences) In modern christianity, it refers to conservatism, anti-modernist, literal interpretation of the bible (takes bible at face value) Darwin"s theory was challenging the christian & muslim belief of creation. Created out of nothing darwin introduces theory of evolution. Biblical criticism scholars were criticizing the infallibility of the bible. Was it really the word of god? (cid:1) (cid:1) Need to deconstruct fundamentalism from its historical context of 20th c. Fundamentalism in islamic context: strategy by which believers attempt. To preserve identity & values and try to make religion as relevant today as it was in the past. Religion use to be central in people"s lives. Separation of church and state (secularism/challenge to beliefs) Core: idealism once islamic norm is applied, it will change & remove sociopolitical and moral problems of muslims.

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