The Encyclopedia of Apocalypticism. Vol. 3. Apocalypticism in the Modern Period and the Contemporary Age 3

V. 1. The Origins Of Apocalypticism In Judaism And Christianity / Edited By John J. Collins -- V. 2. Apocalypticism In Western History And Culture / Edited By Bernard Mcginn -- V. 3. Apocalypticism In The Modern Period And The Contemporary Age / Edited By Stephen J. Stein. The Roots Of Apocalypticism In Near Eastern Myth / Richard J. Clifford, S.j. -- Persian Apocalypticism / Anders Hultgard -- The End Of The World, Of History, And Of The Individual In Greek And Roman Antiquity / Hubert Cancik -- From Prophecy To Apocalypticism : The Expectation Of The End / John J. Collins -- Apocalypticism In The Dead Sea Scrolls / Florentino Garcia Matinez -- Messianism And Apocalypticism / James C. Vanderkam -- From Apocalypticism To Early Jewish Mysticism? / Michael Mach -- The Eschatology Of Jesus / Dale C. Allison, Jr. -- The Kingdom Of God And The Renewal Of Israel : Synoptic Gospels, Jesus Movements, And Apocalypticism / Richard A. Horsley -- Paul And Apocalyptic Eschatology / M. C. De Boer -- The Book Of Revelation / Adela Yarbro Collins -- Early Christian Apocalypticism : Literature And Social World / David Frankfurter -- Apocalyptic Temporality And Politics In The Ancient World / Bruce Lincoln -- Apocalypticism In Early Christian Theology / Brian E. Daley -- Byzantine Apocalypses / David Olster -- Apocalypticism And Church Reform : 1100-1500 / Bernard Mcginn -- Radical Apocalyptic Movements In The Late Middle Ages / Gian Luca Potesta -- Images Of Hope And Depair : Western Apocalypticism : Ca. 1500-1800 / Robin Barnes -- (cont.) Interpretations Of The Revelation Of John : 1500-1800 / Jean-robert Armogathe -- Jewish Apocalyticism In The Classic Period / Said Amir Arjomand -- Antichrist And Antichrists / Roberto Rusconi -- Millennialism / Robert E. Lerner -- The Last Judgement In Christian Tradition / Bernard Mcginn -- Apocalyptic Themes And Imagery In Medieval And Renaissance Literature / Richard K. Emmerson -- Otherworldly Journeys In The Middle Ages / Alois M. Haas -- Apocalypse And Apocalypticism In Western Medieval Art / Linda Seidal -- Apocalypticism In Central And South American Colonialism / Alain Milhou -- Apocalypticism In Colonial North America / Reiner Smolinski -- Apocalypticism In Mainstrean Protestantism, 1800 To The Present / James H. Morrhead -- Apocalypticism Outside The Mainstream In The United States / Stephen J. Stein -- The Growth Of Fundamentalist Apocalyptic In The United States / Paul Boyer -- Apocalyptic Movements In Latin America In The Nineteenth And Twentieth Centuries / Robert M. Levine -- The Messianism Of Success In Contemporary Judaism / Aviezer Ravitzky -- The Resurgence Of Apocalyptic In Modern Islam / Abbas Amanat -- Apocalypticism In Modern Western Europe / Sandra L. Zimdars-swartz And Paul F. Zimdars-swartz -- Apocalypticism In Eastern Europe / J. Eugene Clay -- Modern Thought And Apocalypticism / Thomas J. J. Altizer -- Literature And Apocalyptic / Douglas Robinson -- Popular Culture And Apocalypticism / Stephen D. O'leary -- Apocalypticism In An Age Of Science / Rennie B. Schoepflin -- Politics And Aapocalypticism / Michael Barkun -- The Future Of No Future : Frameworks Of Interpretation / Martin E. Marty. Edited By Bernard Mcginn, John J. Collins, And Stephen J. Stein. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. 3 volumes : 25 cm Includes bibliographical references and indexes v. 1. The origins of apocalypticism in Judaism and Christianity / edited by John J. Collins -- v. 2. Apocalypticism in Western history and culture / edited by Bernard McGinn -- v. 3. Apocalypticism in the modern period and the contemporary age / edited by Stephen J. Stein v. 1. The origins of apocalypticism in Judaism and Christianity / edited by John J. Collins. Apocalypticism in the ancient Near East and Mediterranean world. The roots of apocalypticism in Near Eastern myth / Richard J. Clifford ; Persian apocalypticism / Anders Hultgård ; The end of the world, of history, and of the individual in Greek and Roman antiquity / Hubert Cancik -- Apocalypticism in ancient Judaism. From prophecy to apocalypticism : the expectation of the end / John J. Collins ; Apocalypticism in the Dead Sea scrolls / Florentino García Martínez ; Messianism and apocalypticism / James C. VanderKam ; From apocalypticism to early Jewish mysticism? / Michael Mach -- Apocalypticism in early Christianity. The eschatology of Jesus / Dale C. Allison, Jr. ; The kingdom of God and the renewal of Israel : Synoptic Gospels, Jesus movements, and apocalypticism / Richard A. Horsley ; Paul and apocalyptic eschatology / M.C. de Boer ; The book of Revelation / Adela Yarbro Collins ; Early Christian apocalypticism : literature and the social world / David Frankfurter -- Epilogue. Apocalyptic temporality and politics in the ancient world / Bruce Lincoln v. 2. Apocalypticism in Western history and culture / edited by Bernard McGinn. The historical development of apocalypticism. Apocalypticism in early Christian theology / Brian E. Daley ; Byzantine apocalypses / David Olster ; Apocalypticism and church reform : 1100-1500 / Bernard McGinn ; Radical apocalyptic movements in the late Middle Ages / Gian Luca Potestà ; Images of hope and despair : western apocalypticism : ca. 1500-1800 / Robin Barnes ; Interpretations of the Revelation of John : 1500-1800 / Jean-Robert Armogathe ; Jewish apocalypticism : 670-1670 / Moshe Idel ; Islamic apocalypticism in the classic period / Saïd Amir Arjomand -- Themes and applications of apocalypticism. Antichrist and antichrists / Roberto Rusconi ; Millennialism / Robert E. Lerner ; The last judgment in Christian tradition / Bernard McGinn ; Apocalyptic themes and imagery in medieval and Renaissance literature / Richard K. Emmerson ; Otherworldly journeys in the Middle Ages / Alois M. Haas ; Apocalypse and apocalypticism in western medieval art / Linda Seidel v. 3. Apocalypticism in the modern period and the contemporary age / edited by Stephen J. Stein. The historical development of apocalypticism. Apocalypticism in Central and South American colonialism / Alain Milhou ; Apocalypticism in colonial North America / Reiner Smolinski ; Apocalypticism in mainstream Protestantism, 1800 to the present / James H. Moorhead ; Apocalypticism outside the mainstream in the United States / Stephen J. Stein ; The growth of fundamentalist apocalyptic in the United States / Paul Boyer ; Apocalyptic movements in Latin America in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries / Robert M. Levine ; The messianism of success in contemporary Judaism / Aviezer Ravitzky ; The resurgence of apocalyptic in modern Islam / Abbas Amanat ; Apocalypticism in modern western Europe / Sandra L. Zimdars-Swartz and Paul F. Zimdars-Swartz ; Apocalypticism in eastern Europe / J. Eugene Clay -- The secularization of apocalypticism. Modern thought and apocalypticism / Thomas J.J. Altizer ; Literature and apocalyptic / Douglas Robinson ; Popular culture and apocalypticism / Stephen D. O'Leary ; Apocalypticism in an age of science / Rennie B. Schoepflin ; Politics and apocalypticism / Michael Barkun ; The future of no future : frameworks of interpretation / Martin E. Marty Hailed as the best scholarship in its field, this survey traces apocalypticism's role in Western history from its origins to the close of the third millennium. Continuum congratulates Joan J. Collins on being the recipient of the 1999 Choice Outstanding Academic Book Award Praise for the "...clear, rich, and provocative...it gathers available but widely scattered insights and interpretations into one convenient work....by virtue of it's general excellence and its breadth, this encyclopedia is certainly going to be indispensable for apocalyptic research specialists, and it will be extremely useful for graduate students and advanced undergraduates, as well as a growing, if still small, category of 'general readers' attracted to the topic by the approach of the millennial year." -Religious Studies Review, July 2000 "This splendid collection of essays explores religiously inspired conceptions of the end of history ... Addressing critical aspects of Western apocalypticism, the authors identify and define their topics carefully, develop independent interpretations, and supply excellent supporting annotated bibliographies. This superb encyclopedia represents the best current scholarship ... it richly deserves wide distribution." - Choice "An indispensable resource for anyone interested in studying the origin, development, and continuing impact of apocalyptic thought and writings in Judaism, Christianity and Islam." - America "This multi-volume set, a masterfully conceived work covering the vast historical literature of apocalypticism, will ... utterly delight the serious scholar ... Those truly interested in a comprehensive exposition of apocalypticism will find treasures in this great work." - Library Journal "Edited by first-rate scholars ... this work is certain to dominate the field for decades. It is rich, learned, fascinating and unsettling." - Arnold Jacob Wolr, author of Apocalyptic for the Millennium "Excellent....an essential tool for the study of ancient apocalyptic." -Religious Studies Review, April 2001 Hailed as the best scholarship in its field, this survey traces apocalypticism's role in Western history from its origins to the close of the third millennium. Continuum congratulates Stephen J. Stein on being the recipient of the 1999 Choice Outstanding Academic Book Award Praise for the "This splendid collection of essays explores religiously inspired conceptions of the end of history ... Addressing critical aspects of Western apocalypticism, the authors identify and define their topics carefully, develop independent interpretations, and supply excellent supporting annotated bibliographies. This superb encyclopedia represents the best current scholarship ... it richly deserves wide distribution." - Choice "An indispensable resource for anyone interested in studying the origin, development, and continuing impact of apocalyptic thought and writings in Judaism, Christianity and Islam." - America "This multi-volume set, a masterfully conceived work covering the vast historical literature of apocalypticism, will ... utterly delight the serious scholar ... Those truly interested in a comprehensive exposition of apocalypticism will find treasures in this great work." - Library Journal "Edited by first-rate scholars ... this work is certain to dominate the field for decades. It is rich, learned, fascinating and unsettling." - Arnold Jacob Wolr, author of Apocalyptic for the Millennium Volume 1 covers the beginnings of apocalypticism in the ancient Near East, moves through early Judaism, and ends at the Book of Revelation in the New Testament. Volume 2 begins with the apocalypticism in early Christian theology (100 C.E.) and concludes with discussions of apocalyptic influences in medieval and renaissance literature (up to 1800 C.E.). Volume 3 brings the discussion into the 20th century and focuses on the influences of apocalypticism on modern popular culture, art, science, politics, and thought

Hailed as the best scholarship in its field, this survey traces apocalypticism's role in Western history from its origins to the close of the third millennium.Continuum congratulates Bernard McGinn on being the recipient of the 1999 Choice Outstanding Academic Book Award

Hailed as the best scholarship in its field, this survey traces apocalypticism's role in Western history from its origins to the close of the third millennium. Continuum congratulates Bernard McGinn on being the recipient of the 1999 Choice Outstanding Academic Book Award