Expecting the end : millennialism in social and historical context
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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Preface1. Millenarianism and the Dynamics of Apocalyptic Time Richard Landes2. Millenarianism and Violence in the Contemporary World John Walliss3. The Eschatology of Heaven's Gate Christopher Partridge4. Millennialism in Contemporary Israeli Politics Brenda E. Brasher5. Millennialism, Ecumenism, and Fundamentalis Andrew Pierce6. The Liberal Antichrist Left Behind in America Darryl Jones7. After Left Behind and the Paradox of Evangelical Pessimism Crawford Gribben8. The Davidian Seventh-day Adventists and Millennial Expectation, 1959-2004 Kenneth G. C. Newport9. The Branch Davidians and Religion Reporting Catherine Wessinger10. Tensions in Dispensational Eschatology Mark S. Sweetnam11. Forty Years of Millenarian Thought in the Charismatic Movement Stephen J. Hunt12. Southcottian Sects from 1790 to the Present Day Gordon Allan13. The Future of Millennial Expectation Crawford GribbenNotesBibliographyNotes on ContributorsIndex