Expecting the End
Millennialism in Social and Historical Context
Published on 30. November 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
329 pages
978-1-932792-38-6 (ISBN)
Description
Jesus' promise that ""the end"" draws near has spawned an expectation of that grand event across various religious groups. This volume examines the abiding social issues that surround the continued presence of apocalyptic anticipation by setting them in historical, present-day, and future manifestations. Approaching this fervent expectation from a broad perspective, Gribben and Newport explore the contemporary movements with insightful analysis that provokes discussion and even self-reflection.
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This is a difficult book to put down, but it's well worth picking up. --Eileen Barker, London School of Economics Recommended. Academic and public libraries; upper-level undergraduates through faculty/researchers, and general readers. -- CHOICEMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Waco
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
499 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-932792-38-6 (9781932792386)
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Kenneth G. C. Newport | Crawford Gribben
Expecting the End
Millennialism in Social and Historical Context
E-Book
05/2007
Baylor University Press
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Persons
Kenneth Newport (Ph.D. Oxford) is Professor of Christian Thought at Liverpool Hope University. Crawford Gribben (Ph.D. Strathclyde) is Lecturer in Renaissance Literature and Culture at the University of Manchester.
Content
Preface
1. Millenarianism and the Dynamics of Apocalyptic Time
Richard Landes
2. Millenarianism and Violence in the Contemporary World
John Walliss
3. The Eschatology of Heaven's Gate
Christopher Partridge
4. Millennialism in Contemporary Israeli Politics
Brenda E. Brasher
5. Millennialism, Ecumenism, and Fundamentalis
Andrew Pierce
6. The Liberal Antichrist Left Behind in America
Darryl Jones
7. After Left Behind and the Paradox of Evangelical Pessimism
Crawford Gribben
8. The Davidian Seventh-day Adventists and Millennial Expectation, 1959-2004
Kenneth G. C. Newport
9. The Branch Davidians and Religion Reporting
Catherine Wessinger
10. Tensions in Dispensational Eschatology
Mark S. Sweetnam
11. Forty Years of Millenarian Thought in the Charismatic Movement
Stephen J. Hunt
12. Southcottian Sects from 1790 to the Present Day
Gordon Allan
13. The Future of Millennial Expectation
Crawford Gribben
Notes
Bibliography
Notes on Contributors
Index
1. Millenarianism and the Dynamics of Apocalyptic Time
Richard Landes
2. Millenarianism and Violence in the Contemporary World
John Walliss
3. The Eschatology of Heaven's Gate
Christopher Partridge
4. Millennialism in Contemporary Israeli Politics
Brenda E. Brasher
5. Millennialism, Ecumenism, and Fundamentalis
Andrew Pierce
6. The Liberal Antichrist Left Behind in America
Darryl Jones
7. After Left Behind and the Paradox of Evangelical Pessimism
Crawford Gribben
8. The Davidian Seventh-day Adventists and Millennial Expectation, 1959-2004
Kenneth G. C. Newport
9. The Branch Davidians and Religion Reporting
Catherine Wessinger
10. Tensions in Dispensational Eschatology
Mark S. Sweetnam
11. Forty Years of Millenarian Thought in the Charismatic Movement
Stephen J. Hunt
12. Southcottian Sects from 1790 to the Present Day
Gordon Allan
13. The Future of Millennial Expectation
Crawford Gribben
Notes
Bibliography
Notes on Contributors
Index