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When Time Shall Be No More : Prophecy Belief in Modern American Culture.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Studies in Cultural History SeriesPublisher: Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 1992Copyright date: ©1992Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (485 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780674252653
Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: When Time Shall Be No MoreDDC classification:
  • 231.7/45/0973
LOC classification:
  • BR526
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Prologue: The Hidden World of Prophecy Belief -- I. The Genre and Its Early Interpreters -- 1. Origins of the Apocalyptic -- 2. Rhythms of Prophecy Belief -- 3. The Premillennial Strand -- II. Key Themes after World War II -- 4. The Atomic Bomb and Nuclear War -- Illustrations -- 5. Ezekiel as the First Cold Warrior -- 6. The Final Chastisement of the Chosen -- 7. The United States in Prophecy -- 8. Antichrist, 666, and the Mark of the Beast -- Illustrations -- III. The Enduring Apocalyptic Vision -- 9. The Continuing Appeal of Prophecy Belief -- 10. Apocalyptic Portents in a Post-Cold War World -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Credits -- Index.
Summary: As influential as prophecy is in the worldview of so many, the belief in the phenomenon remains a popular mystery, largely unstudied and little understood. When Time Shall Be No More offers for the first time an in-depth look at the subtle, pervasive ways in which prophecy belief shapes contemporary American thought and culture.
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Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Prologue: The Hidden World of Prophecy Belief -- I. The Genre and Its Early Interpreters -- 1. Origins of the Apocalyptic -- 2. Rhythms of Prophecy Belief -- 3. The Premillennial Strand -- II. Key Themes after World War II -- 4. The Atomic Bomb and Nuclear War -- Illustrations -- 5. Ezekiel as the First Cold Warrior -- 6. The Final Chastisement of the Chosen -- 7. The United States in Prophecy -- 8. Antichrist, 666, and the Mark of the Beast -- Illustrations -- III. The Enduring Apocalyptic Vision -- 9. The Continuing Appeal of Prophecy Belief -- 10. Apocalyptic Portents in a Post-Cold War World -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Credits -- Index.

As influential as prophecy is in the worldview of so many, the belief in the phenomenon remains a popular mystery, largely unstudied and little understood. When Time Shall Be No More offers for the first time an in-depth look at the subtle, pervasive ways in which prophecy belief shapes contemporary American thought and culture.

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