Introduction : contemporary Christian Mullahs and their apocalypticism -- The apocalyptic vision as bad seed -- Radical preachers and Mullahs -- Terror and the apocalyptic imagination -- Apocalyptic visions as reaction to disaster -- The apocalyptic attack on the self -- Apocalyptic visions as ideology -- The test of time -- The theater and the courtroom -- Free association
Summary
Islam, Judaism, and Christianity are engaged not in a 'clash of civilizations' but in a sectarian conflict among branches of a single civilization traditionally steeped in apocalyptic imagery and beliefs. Apocalypticism is a religious luxury that modern civilizations can no longer afford. Many would agree that the propagandists of the Christian Right have raised apocalyptic tensions to a dangerous level since 9/11, but in this book Fenn takes on the main line church leaders for their role in promoting an apocalyptic view of history
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Includes bibliographical references ([147]-152) and index
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