{"product_id":"the-tenacity-of-unreasonable-beliefs-fundamentalism-and-the-fear-of-truth","title":"The Tenacity of Unreasonable Beliefs: Fundamentalism and the Fear of Truth","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Tenacity of Unreasonable Beliefs is a passionate yet analytical critique of Jewish  Christian  and Muslim scriptural fundamentalists. Schimmel examines the ways in which otherwise intelligent and bright Jews  Christians  and Muslims defend their belief in the divine authorship of the Bible or of the Koran  and other religious beliefs derived from those claims  against overwhelming evidence and argument to the contrary from science  scholarship  common sense  and rational analysis. He also examines the motives  fears  and anxieties of scriptural fundamentalists that induce them to cling so tenaciously to their unreasonable beliefs.  Schimmel begins with reflections on his own journey from commitment to Orthodox Judaism  through doubts about its theological dogmas and doctrines  to eventual denial of their truth. He follows this with an examination of theological and philosophical debates about the proper relationships between faith  reason  and revelation. Schimmel then devotes separate chapters to Jewish  Christian  and Muslim scriptural fundamentalism  noting their similarities and differences. He analyzes in depth the psychological and social reasons why people acquire  maintain  and protect unreasonable religious beliefs  and how they do so. Schimmel also discusses unethical and immoral consequences of scriptural fundamentalism  such as gender inequality  homophobia  lack of intellectual honesty  self-righteousness  intolerance  propagation of falsehood  and in some instances  the advocacy of violence and terrorism. He concludes with a discussion of why  when  and where it is appropriate to critique  challenge  and combat scriptural fundamentalists. The Tenacity of Unreasonable Beliefs is thoughtful and provocative  written to encourage self-reflection and self-criticism  and to stimulate and to enlighten all who are interested in the psychology of religion and in religious fundamentalism.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44985179635765,"sku":"ByrdShop_0195188268","price":42.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780195188264.jpg?v=1770850665","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-tenacity-of-unreasonable-beliefs-fundamentalism-and-the-fear-of-truth","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}