Writing the rapture
Subtitle: prophecy fiction in evangelical America
By: Crawford Gribben.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9780195326604
Subjects: Christian fiction, American -- History and criticism; End of the world in literature; Rapture (Christian eschatology)
Description: Here, Crawford Gribben offers a history, description, and analysis of the rapture-novel genre. The late 1980s culminated in the creation of the Left Behind series. The novels in this series, Gribben shows, are derivative - borrowing entire characters and significant incidents from earlier books.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The eclectic roots of prophecy fiction; title: The orthodox consolidation of prophecy fiction; title: Prophecy fiction and the second world war; title: Prophecy fiction and the cold war; title: Prophecy fiction and evangelical political re-engagement; title: The left behind phenomenon; title: Prophecy fiction after left behind.