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Expecting the End

Millennialism in Social and Historical Context
  • ISBN-13: 9781932792386
  • Publisher: BAYLOR UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Imprint: BAYLOR UNIVERSITY PRESS
  • Edited by Kenneth G. C. Newport, Edited by Crawford Gribben
  • Price: AUD $92.99
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  • Local release date: 28/02/2007
  • Format: Paperback (228.00mm X 154.00mm) 329 pages Weight: 499g
  • Categories: Christian theology [HRCM]
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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.
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.
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
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. -- CHOICE
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