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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456570203321

Titolo

Mapping the end times [[electronic resource] ] : American evangelical geopolitics and apocalyptic visions / / edited by Jason Dittmer and Tristan Sturm

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Farnham, Surrey ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2010

ISBN

1-317-10081-6

1-317-10080-8

1-282-38560-7

9786612385605

0-7546-9983-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 p.)

Collana

Critical geopolitics

Altri autori (Persone)

DittmerJason

SturmTristan

Disciplina

277.3/082

Soggetti

Evangelicalism - United States

Christianity and international relations

Christianity and politics - United States

Eschatology - Political aspects - United States

End of the world

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

Over the last quarter-century, evangelicalism has become an important social and political force in modern America. Here, new voices in the field are brought together with leading scholars such as William E. Connolly, Michael Barkun, Simon Dalby, and Paul Boyer to produce a timely examination of the spatial dimensions of the movement, offering useful and compelling insights on the intersection between politics and religion.  This comprehensive study discusses evangelicalism in its different forms, from the moderates to the would-be theocrats who, in anticipation of the Rapture, seek to impose their interpretations of the Bible upon American foreign policy. The result is a unique appraisal of



the movement and its geopolitical visions, and the wider impact of these on America and the world at large.