Fundamentalist and Evangelist Christians?

Question

What is the difference between a Fundamentalist Christian and an Evangelistic Christian?

Answer 1

As an example of some of the above definitions, I am a fundamentalist Catholic, although I am quite Evangelical in my beliefs most would not put me in that category because I am Catholic.

Many evangelicals depart from scripture on points that I would not depart from scripture, specifically John Chapter 6 and the Death Penalty question.

Answer 2

The word evangelicalism usually refers to a tendency in diverse branches of Protestant conservative Christianity, typified by an emphasis on evangelism, a personal experience of conversion, biblically-oriented faith, and a belief in the relevance of Christian faith to cultural issues. In the late 20th century and early 21st century, Protestant people, churches and social movements have often been called evangelical in contrast to Protestant liberalism.

n comparative religion, fundamentalism has come to refer to several different understandings of religious thought and practice, through literal interpretation of religious texts such as the Bible or the Qur'an and sometimes also anti-modernist movements in various religions.

Fundamentalism is a continuing historical phenomenon, it is increasingly a modern phenomenon, characterized by a sense of embattled alienation in the midst of the surrounding culture, even where the culture may be nominally influenced by the adherents' religion. The term can also refer specifically to the belief that one's religious texts are infallible and historically accurate, despite possible contradiction of these claims by modern scholarship.

Similarly, Fundamentalism, as the term is used today, is a fairly recent creation closely linked with the historical and cultural contexts of 1920s U.S. Protestantism (e.g. the Fundamentalist-Modernist Controversy in the Presbyterian Church). Since then the term has been 'exported' abroad and applied to a wide variety of religions including Buddhism, Judaism and Islam. Fundamentalism should not be confused with Revivalist movements which can be traced back much further in time and are not specific to 20th Century America.

Many groups described as fundamentalist often strongly object to this term because of the negative connotations it carries, or because it implies a similarity between themselves and other groups, which they find objectionable.

Answer 3

Fundamentalist Christians are those who tend to interpret biblical texts literally. One can do this and also be committed to reaching out to non-believers to tell them the good news of the gospel of Christ. In fact most fundamentalists are also evangelicals.

However, not all evangelicals are fundamentalists.

Answer 4

Fundamentalist: A usually religious movement or point of view characterized by a return to fundamental principles, by rigid adherence to those principles, and often by intolerance of other views and opposition to secularism.

Evangelism: Zealous preaching and dissemination of the gospel, as through missionary workl Militant zeal for a cause.

Google "fundamentalist vs. evangelical" to learn more about it than you'll ever want to know.

Answer 5

Fundamentalists hold to a literal interpretation of scripture, usually irregardless of proper hermenutics and contextual support.

Evangelicals are Christians who act on the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20), where Jesus commands his disciples to teach the Gospel to every man, woman and child on the face of the earth.

Answer 6

It's a matter of priority. Fundamentalist Christians are interested in keeping the faith pure. Evangelical Christians are interested in spreading the gospel.

But since it's part of the pure faith to spread the gospel, I would desire to be both.

Answer 7

Fundamentalists beat you with a stick.

Evangelicals just try to tell you of Jesus.
They left the stick at home.

Answer 8

I think it's like the difference between a hillbilly & a redneck... not much, in practice.

Answer 9

I don't know-- I am BOTH.