Armstrong, Karen, 1944-

The battle for God / Karen Armstrong. - 1st Ballantine Books ed. - New York : Ballantine Books, 2001, c2000. - xviii, 442 p ; 21 cm.

"A history of fundamentalism"--Cover.



Examines how fundamentalism has influenced all of the world's major religions, discussing how it arose as a response to the spiritual crisis of the modern world and focusing on three fundamentalist movements, Protestant fundamentalism in America, Jewish fundamentalism in Israel, and Islamic fundamentalism in Egypt and Iran.





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Religious fundamentalism.
Orthodox Judaism--History.--Israel
Islamic fundamentalism--History.
Fundamentalism--History.
Judaism--History.
Islam--History.
Church history--Modern period, 1500-
Religious fundamentalism.
Orthodox Judaism--History.
Judaism--History.--Israel
Islamic fundamentalism--History.
Christian fundamentalism--History.
Judaism--History.
Islam--History.
Church history--1500-, Modern period.

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