1. Title: Religion in a global context
Task: How has contact between religions & exposure to different religions affected belief?

2. Title: Religion in a global context
Describe religious fundamentalism
Explain fundamentalism and modernity
Evaluate the theory.

3. Describe religious fundamentalism
Task: What is Fundamentalism?
Threat to traditional beliefs = Fundamentalism
Modern Society
Globalised economy
Western culture
Military invasion
Liberal attitudes to sexuality & gender

4. Describe religious fundamentalism
Task: Create your own sentence summary for the following headers
Key features of Fundamentalism
Authoritative sacred text: AO1 = fundamentalists are intolerant of all other views and refuse to argue rationally because the sacred text is literal i.e. the bible. AO3 = Aldridge 2013 – sacred books have to be interpreted, their interpretation not the words.
An ‘us and them’ mentality
Aggressive reaction
Use of modern technology: AO1 = blame modern technology but keen to use it to achieve their aims. AO3 = televangelism
Patriarchy
Prophecy
Conspiracy theories

5. Apply your knowledge to Questions.
Task: What is fundamentalism and modernity?
Davie 2013 argues fundamentalism occurs where those who hold traditional orthodox beliefs and values are threatened and need to defend themselves.
‘Fundamentalists are themselves products of modernity’
Supported by Giddens 1999 – product of an reaction to globalisation > undermines traditional norms.

6. Apply your knowledge to Questions.
Task: What is the cosmopolitanism impact
Giddens 1999 – contrasts fundamentalism with cosmopolitanism (reflexive thinking)
Similar to Hervie-Legers ‘pilgrims’.

7. Apply your knowledge to Questions.
Task: What is the responses and criticism to Postmodernity’s view of fundamentalism. Give examples to flesh out the scenario below.
Zygmunt Bauman 1992 – Fundamentalism is a response to living in postmodernity.
Postmodern > freedom > uncertainty > awareness of risk = new freedom or fundamentalism.

8. Apply your knowledge to Questions.
Task: Evaluate through criticism the Postmodern view of fundamentalism.
Zygmunt Bauman 1992 – Fundamentalism is a response to living in postmodernity.
Postmodern > freedom > uncertainty > awareness of risk = new freedom or fundamentalism.