Expecting the end millennialism in social and historical context (Baylor University Press, 2006)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-310)
Millenarianism and the dynamics of apocalyptic time / Richard Landes -- Millenarianism and violence in the contemporary world / John Walliss -- The eschatology of Heaven's Gate / Christopher Partridge -- Millennialism in contemporary Israeli politics / Brenda E. Brasher -- Millennialism, ecumenism, and fundamentalism / Andrew Pierce -- The liberal antichrist -- left behind in America / Darryl Jones -- Left behind and the paradox of evangelical pessimism / Crawford Gribben -- The Davidian Seventh-day Adventists and millennial expectation, 1959-2004 / Kenneth G.C. Newport -- The Branch Davidians and religion reporting / Catherine Wessinger -- Tensions in dispensational eschatology / Mark S. Sweetnam -- Forty years of millenarian thought in the charismatic movement / Stephen J. Hunt -- Southcottian sects from 1790 to the present day / Gordon Allan -- The future of millennial expectation / Crawford Gribben
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