Free, open access, available to all online: The Critical Dictionary of Apocalyptic and Millenarian Movements (CDAMM). Plenty of articles now available and plenty more to come! https://t.co/WScxGFIeXE
He believed that the Bible prophesied world events, and because America is not in the Bible, these prophecies concern other countries, most notably the Soviet Union and Israel.
Keri Ladner on Jerry Falwell and the American Christian Right:
https://t.co/w56SUBxIs7
"At the heart of the political ideology that underpinned the Religious Right was Falwell’s millenarian understanding of the Cold War. He believed that this era was biblically foretold and indicated the imminency of the apocalypse"
"Those who rejected successor prophets to Southcott and focused on the uniqueness of Southcott’s prophecies ... which involved guidance in biblical interpretation and expectations of the coming millennial kingdom."
https://t.co/IUlj5roFpe
"The term ‘visitation’ with reference to the Spirit of God and/or a distinct prophetic line is associated with the Southcottians, the followers of the millenarian prophet Joanna Southcott (1750–1814)."
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We're looking forward to welcoming everyone to Cambridge tomorrow for the first day of our annual conference. For anyone interested in attending or watching the livestream, please contact James Crossley. https://t.co/U7Vw3PxcRn
From Mikail Boz: "Post-Apocalyptic Images in Cinema: A Structural-Semiotic Narrative Analysis of Len Wiseman’s Total Recall." Türkiye İletişim Araştırmaları Dergisi(47), 173-189. https://t.co/tDEIjTxpaQ
There's a recent open-access article from Andrew Crome that might be of interest: "Last Christmas? Depicting Christmas in Apocalyptic and Postapocalyptic Film and Television"
https://t.co/HBo5GnDZuL
New open access article from Joel Day: "Christian Nationalism as a Social Practice: Prayer, Violence, and the Politics of Public Ritual" https://t.co/pD8RVK4P5e
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"Though much of the text focuses on biographical exhortation, the inclusion of prophecies in each testament (usually near the end) puts the text in an apocalyptic framework."
Tom de Bruin discusses apocalyptic elements in the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs.
"....an emphasis on the role of God and the literal interpretation of apocalyptic theology, were the central, if often hidden, themes that underpin his oeuvre."
Racheal Harris discusses apocalyptic themes in the work of the late pop music icon Prince: https://t.co/pcYWGgQk82
Our annual conference is just under a month away! The
The theme is "Apocalypticism and Millenarianism in Modern British Contexts"
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"While the term ‘antichrist’ is Christian or Christian-influenced, the concept of a fearsome eschatological opponent or opponents is found across different traditions."
https://t.co/LE0MmVVlLv