{"product_id":"expecting-the-end-millennialism-in-social-and-historical-context-9781932792386","title":"Expecting the End: Millennialism in Social and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJesus' 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a difficult book to put down, but it's well worth picking up.   --Eileen Barker, London School of Economics\u003cbr\u003eRecommended. Academic and public libraries; upper-level undergraduates through faculty\/researchers, and general readers. -- CHOICE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface 1. Millenarianism and the Dynamics of Apocalyptic Time  Richard Landes  2. Millenarianism and Violence in the Contemporary World  John Walliss  3. The Eschatology of Heavenâs Gate  Christopher Partridge  4. Millennialism in Contemporary Israeli Politics  Brenda E. Brasher  5. Millennialism, Ecumenism, and Fundamentalis  Andrew Pierce  6. The Liberal AntichristâLeft 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, 1959â2004  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","brand":"Baylor University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51043281862999,"sku":"9781932792386","price":34.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781932792386.jpg?v=1750957680","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/expecting-the-end-millennialism-in-social-and-historical-context-9781932792386","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}