Apocalyptic beliefs in Christianity have endured for two thousand years and on occasion have motivated and justified radical and even revolutionary collective action (Boyer 1992). Why apocalyptic visions are part of some Christians\u27 belief system is grounded in their beliefs about the end times, or eschatologies, that shape church cultures and subsequent behaviors. This paper considers cultural aspects of collective action, applying the concept of frames that give events meaning and inspire and legitimize collective behavior to Christian church responses to Y2K as a recent example of an anticipated apocalyptic event. Five interpretive frames linking eschatological ideation with specific collective behaviors are identified and discussed, ...
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Was Jesus Christ a deluded prophet who expected an imminent collapse of the world followed by the da...
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This thesis is a sociological study of the management of apocalyptic belief in Kensington Temple, a ...
Includes bibliographical references (pages [323]-355).A millennial narrative, created by an amalgama...
Within the first chapter I highlight the extent Platonism influenced modern eschatology and motives ...
For some time, I have been concerned with uses and abuses of the future, how the exchange of tempora...
Paper examines social capacities of apocalyptic literature and presents some of its crucial concepts...
Patristic exegesis of the Apocalypse from Papias to Eusebius falls into three categories. They are (...
This thesis emerges from my own concerns about how North American evangelicals approach social and e...
This study concerned about the urban community’s COVID-19 Pandemic provoked conspiracy theories and,...
We must ask ourselves if the connection between modern times and the past are stronger than we would...
Millennialism is an ancient component of religion, taking shapes and forms that vary widely from cul...
This article investigates the eschatological expectations of apocalyptic and millenarian groups from...
The turn of the millennium saw a marked increase in apocalypse-themed mass media, especially in tele...
This paper explores the ways in which climate action presents an existential threat to Christianity ...
Was Jesus Christ a deluded prophet who expected an imminent collapse of the world followed by the da...
How does one of the most important sociological theories of communication –the theory of social syst...
This thesis is a sociological study of the management of apocalyptic belief in Kensington Temple, a ...
Includes bibliographical references (pages [323]-355).A millennial narrative, created by an amalgama...
Within the first chapter I highlight the extent Platonism influenced modern eschatology and motives ...
For some time, I have been concerned with uses and abuses of the future, how the exchange of tempora...
Paper examines social capacities of apocalyptic literature and presents some of its crucial concepts...
Patristic exegesis of the Apocalypse from Papias to Eusebius falls into three categories. They are (...
This thesis emerges from my own concerns about how North American evangelicals approach social and e...
This study concerned about the urban community’s COVID-19 Pandemic provoked conspiracy theories and,...
We must ask ourselves if the connection between modern times and the past are stronger than we would...
Millennialism is an ancient component of religion, taking shapes and forms that vary widely from cul...
This article investigates the eschatological expectations of apocalyptic and millenarian groups from...
The turn of the millennium saw a marked increase in apocalypse-themed mass media, especially in tele...
This paper explores the ways in which climate action presents an existential threat to Christianity ...
Was Jesus Christ a deluded prophet who expected an imminent collapse of the world followed by the da...