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       %FUNDAMENTALIST INTEGRATIONIST RESOLUTIONIST+940227
                  %ANALYSIS FRAGMENT ELEMENT OBJECT 940227

     According  to scholar  Martin  Marty  FUNDAMENTALISTS
of almost   all   kinds   have   in   common the following
characteristics:

     1.  Selective   focusing  on  fundamentals of   their
scriptures,   traditions,   and  faith --- for the purpose
of  clearly   and  unambiguously distinguishing themselves
from their perceived enemies.

     2.  A  willingness to sustain,  promote and  continue
conflict in the service of the above ultimate concern.

     3.   Viewing  and  using  conflict  of  all  kinds as
appropriate  means  to  use   in the service of  the above
ultimate concern.

     4.   Thus   indifference   towards  or  opposition to
conflict resolution which might demonstrate that they have
much in common with their perceived enemies.

     In   contrast,  true INTEGRATIONISTS have in   common
the following characteristics:

     1.  Searching for common grounds for cooperation with
their    perceived   enemies---in   diverse    scriptures,
traditions and  faiths;    for the  purpose of clearly and
unambiguously  identifying   grounds  for  mutual   trust,
cooperation  and conflict resolution.

     2.  A  deeply  felt desire to transcend, resolve  and
move   beyond   all  forms  of   manipulative,   coercive,
destructive, and violent conflict.

     3.  Viewing  conflict  as a normal  part  of  healthy
living --- to be resolved and transcended as expeditiously
as possible through cooperative efforts.

     4.  A  commitment  to  maintaining  open  and  honest
channels  of communication with enemies and friends --- to
make it possible to learn from past mistakes, to transcend
them,  and to become intimate friends with the descendants
of ancient enemies.

     A compulsive ANNALIST is a person who approaches each
situation   with   preoccupations   regarding   what   the
elementary pieces of a person, object, or relationship may
be---and   so   an   ANNALIST   is    preoccupied     with
fragmentation,   dichotomization,    and disintegration as
normative processes.

     An   compulsive   OBJECTIVIST   is   a   person   who
approaches  all  reflexive  persons,    situations,    and
relationships as if the wise thing to do is to regard them
as   nothing  more  than   collections    of    impersonal
elementary  objects interacting  with each in obedience to
impersonal laws of nature.

                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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