Evangelical millennialism in the trans-Atlantic world, 1500-2000
By: Crawford Gribben
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9780230008250
Subjects: Millennialism; Evangelikale Bewegung; Chiliasmus; History
Description: This title offers the first complete overview of the intellectual history of one of the most significant contemporary cultural trends - the apocalyptic expectations of European and American evangelicals - in an account that guides readers into the origins, its evolution, and its revolutionary potential in the modern world.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-195) and index.
Table of contents: title: The emergence of evangelical millennialism, 1500-1600; title: The formation of evangelical millennialism, 1600-1660; title: The consolidation of evangelical millennialism, 1660-1789; title: The expansion of evangelical millennialism, 1789-1880; title: The contest of evangelical millennialism, 1880-1970; title: The dominance of evangelical millennialism, 1970-2000; title: Conclusion.