While traditional religion may be in decline in the UK, two areas are growing rapidly — fundamentalism and new religious movements (NRMs). But what are they and what has caused them to become so popular?
Fundamentalists believe that religious ‘truths’ should be applied fully and often literally, in every situation. The term ‘fundamentalism’ comes from a series of pamphlets written by theologians between 1910 and 1915 called ‘The Fundamentals: A Testimony of Truth’, in which they argued that there were fundamental ‘truths’ of Christianity which everyone should accept. These included the perfection of the Bible, the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and the second coming.
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