
Apocalyptic Fever
End-Time Prophecies in Modern America
Richard G. Kyle(Author)
Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published on 1. August 2012
388 pages
978-1-62189-410-0 (ISBN)
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How will the world end? Doomsday ideas in Western history have been both persistent and adaptable, peaking at various times, including in modern America. Public opinion polls indicate that a substantial number of Americans look for the return of Christ or some catastrophic event. The views expressed in these polls have been reinforced by the market process. Whether through purchasing paperbacks or watching television programs, millions of Americans have expressed an interest in end-time events. Americans have a tremendous appetite for prophecy, more than nearly any other people in the modern world. Why do Americans love doomsday?
In Apocalyptic Fever, Richard Kyle attempts to answer this question, showing how dispensational premillennialism has been the driving force behind doomsday ideas. Yet while several chapters are devoted to this topic, this book covers much more. It surveys end-time views in modern America from a wide range of perspectives--dispensationalism, Catholicism, science, fringe religions, the occult, fiction, the year 2000, Islam, politics, the Mayan calendar, and more.
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English
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Eugene
United States
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978-1-62189-410-0 (9781621894100)
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Richard Kyle is a professor of History and Religion at Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kansas. He is the author of eleven books and numerous articles.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Approaching Doomsday
- Chapter 2: Western Contours of Doomsday
- Chapter 3: The Millennial Nation
- Chapter 4: The End Takes Shape
- Chapter 5: Apocalypse Loud and Clear
- Chapter 6: Millennial Anxieties
- Chapter 7: From 9/11 to 666
- Chapter 8: Imagining the Apocalypse
- Chapter 9: The Politics of Armageddon
- Chapter 10: Messiahs, Prophets, and End-Time Visions
- Chapter 11: The Godless Apocalypse
- Chapter 12: An Eschatological Hodgepodge
- Chapter 13: The Next Great Turning Point?
- Chapter 14: Why Do We Love Doomsday?
- Bibliography
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