August 12, 2007

Broadcast Date: 
Aug 12 2007

A primer on the religious right: theologian Karen Armstrong on the history of religious fundamentalism and researcher Chip Berlet on the rise of apocalyptic thinking among American evangelicals.

Episode segments
  • The roots of religious fundamentalism
    National Politics, Christian Right
    Karen Armstrong, a former nun, is the author of, among other titles, The Battle for God: Fundamentalism in Judaism, Christianity and Islam and A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
    Esther Kaplan and Marilyn Kleinberg Neimark

    Excerpts from a talk by Karen Armstrong, “Fundamentalism: The Fear and the Rage,” delivered at Examining the Real Agenda of the Far Right, a conference that took place April 29, 2005, at the CUNY Graduate Center.

     

  • Understanding "End Times" thinking
    National Politics, Christian Right
    Chip Berlet, a senior analyst at Political Research Associates in Massachusetts, is co-author of Right-Wing Populism in America: Too Close for Comfort.
    Esther Kaplan and Marilyn Kleinberg Neimark

    Excerpts from a talk by Chip Berlet, “Millennialist and Apocalyptic Influences on Dominionism,” delivered at Examining the Real Agenda of the Far Right, a conference that took place April 29, 2005, at the CUNY Graduate Center.