In the twentieth century, fundamentalism has emerged as one of the most powerful sources in the modern world trying to compete with secular values. The three great monotheistic religions – Judaism, Christianity, and Islam – continue to experience a painful transformation from traditional way of life to a new form of modernity that dominates all aspects of human life. As a result, the fear of this unpleasant intrusion has pushed the fanatical leaders to create their own counterculture that would protect them from dominance of secularization. In her book, “The Battle for the God”, Karen Armstrong, a former nun and an author of several books on religion, explains how fundamental groups came to existence and what moved them to accomplish their goals. She makes a point in her introduction that in the aftermath of September 11 the media in the West tries to assign fundamentalism to Muslim extremists only leaving out the fact that there are Christian and Jewish fundamentalists too. By focusing on Protestant fundamentalism in the United States, Jewish fundamentalism in Israel, and Islamic fundamentalism in Egypt and Iran, Armstrong’s’ book provides a deep insight about one of the most provocative and misunderstood movements in the world today. Armstrong’s book begins with a historical overview of the transition of the people of these three religions from the world of the fifteenth century to the world of the nineteenth century in Europe.
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