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Jerry Falwell and Moral Majority - CDAMM

"He believed that the Bible prophesied world events, and because America is not in the Bible, these prophecies concern other countries, most notably the Soviet Union and Israel."

Keri Ladner on Jerry Falwell and the American Christian Right:
www.cdamm.org/articles/jer...

"He believed that this era was biblically foretold and indicated the imminency of the apocalypse—the Rapture of all ‘true’ (fundamentalist) Christians into heaven, the rise of a one-world government led by the Antichrist, and the judgement of God."

"At the heart of the political ideology that underpinned the Religious Right was Falwell’s millenarian understanding of the Cold War."

Jerry Falwell and Moral Majority - CDAMM

There's a new article in our Critical Dictionary from Keri Ladner on Jerry Falwell and the Moral Majority.

Read more here: www.cdamm.org/articles/jer...

The Visitation - CDAMM

"Those who rejected successor prophets to Southcott and focused on the uniqueness of Southcott’s prophecies ... which involved guidance in biblical interpretation and expectations of the coming millennial kingdom."
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The Visitation - CDAMM

"The term ‘visitation’ with reference to the Spirit of God and/or a distinct prophetic line is associated with the Southcottians, the followers of the millenarian prophet Joanna Southcott (1750–1814)."

Read the latest in our Critical Dictionary: www.cdamm.org/articles/vis...

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We're looking forward to welcoming everyone to Cambridge tomorrow for the first day of our annual conference. For anyone interested in attending or watching the livestream, please contact James Crossley. censamm.org/blog/censamm...

Turkish Review of Communication Studies » Submission » Post-Apocalyptic Images in Cinema: A Structural-Semiotic Narrative Analysis of Len Wiseman's Total Recall

From Mikail Boz: "Post-Apocalyptic Images in Cinema: A Structural-Semiotic Narrative Analysis of Len Wiseman’s Total Recall." Türkiye İletişim Araştırmaları Dergisi(47), 173-189. doi.org/10.17829/tur...

Last Christmas? Depicting Christmas in Apocalyptic and Postapocalyptic Film and Television Published in Parallax (Vol. 30, No. 4, 2024)

There's a recent open-access article from Andrew Crome that might be of interest: "Last Christmas? Depicting Christmas in Apocalyptic and Postapocalyptic Film and Television"

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New open access article from Joel Day: "Christian Nationalism as a Social Practice: Prayer, Violence, and the Politics of Public Ritual" doi.org/10.1080/0954...

Have you listened to our recent podcast episode on The Book of Revelation with Dr. Michelle Fletcher?

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Less than two weeks until the 2025 CenSAMM conference on "Apocalypticism and Millenarianism in Modern British Contexts" censamm.org/blog/censamm...

The Apocalypse of Peace: Eschatological Pacifism in the Meccan Qur’an ‘Forbear them and say, “Peace!” For soon they will know’, warns Q 43.89, ominously alluding to the imminent eschaton and the final judgement of the wicked. This article argues that the Meccan Qur’a...

From Javad T. Hashmi: "The Apocalypse of Peace: Eschatological Pacifism in the Meccan Qur’an" doi.org/10.1080/0959...

From Josh Call and Thomas Lecaque: "MAGA to the Maxson: Apocalyptic America and Fallout 4’s Brotherhood of Steel" go.shr.lc/4lZOhyw

New open-access article from Joe Davidson: "Apocalyptic Democracy" doi.org/10.1177/0032...

Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs - CDAMM

"Though much of the text focuses on biographical exhortation, the inclusion of prophecies in each testament (usually near the end) puts the text in an apocalyptic framework."

Tom de Bruin discusses apocalyptic elements in the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs.
www.cdamm.org/articles/tes...

Prince Rogers Nelson - CDAMM

"....an emphasis on the role of God and the literal interpretation of apocalyptic theology, were the central, if often hidden, themes that underpin his oeuvre."

Racheal Harris discusses apocalyptic themes in the work of the late pop music icon Prince: www.cdamm.org/articles/pri...

Our annual conference is just under a month away! The
The theme is "Apocalypticism and Millenarianism in Modern British Contexts"

more information here: censamm.org/blog/censamm...

Antichrist - CDAMM

"While the term ‘antichrist’ is Christian or Christian-influenced, the concept of a fearsome eschatological opponent or opponents is found across different traditions."

www.cdamm.org/articles/ant...

New, open-access article from Bohdan Kuryliak: "The cosmic conflict: Jesus against the devil in the letter to the church in Smyrna (Rev 2:8–11)" | Scottish Journal of Theology | Cambridge Core - bit.ly/41oOG68

New article of interest from David T. Crater: "They Lived and Reigned with Christ a Thousand Years: Puritan Eschatology and the Millennium."

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From Benjamin E. Zeller: "The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light: An Islamic Millennial New Religious Movement" doi.org/10.1353/nvr....

James Crossley's recent talk: ' Building a New Jerusalem on the Rubble of War' is now available on YouTube
youtu.be/U4JPIf2WDcs

Hinduism - CDAMM

"In sum, we are understood to be living in an age of depravity, and this condition will lead to a cosmic destruction which will be followed by the golden age."

Ankur Barua discusses apocalyptic elements within Hinduism in our Critical Dictionary: www.cdamm.org/articles/hin...

The Meaning and Uses of Oxymora in the Book of Revelation The book of Revelation contains various literary devices, among which the oxymoron remains one of the least studied. This article is the first to explore this figure of speech in the book of Revelatio...

New, open-access article on "The Meaning and Uses of Oxymora in the Book of Revelation" from Bohdan Kuryliak. www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

YouTube video by CenSAMM The Book of Revelation (CenSAMM at 10 Podcast)

Have a spare thirty minutes? Check out our recent podcast on The Book of Revelation.

CenSAMM Director James Crossley introduces the book of Revelation and interviews Dr Michelle Fletcher about the contents and influence of this New Testament text.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBmq...

Hinduism - CDAMM

"The end is now, and this somewhat paradoxical concurrence of future and present generates an existential urgency on the horizon of imminence."

Ankur Barua discusses the apocalyptic concepts and vocabularies that can be found in Hindu traditions.

www.cdamm.org/articles/hin...

Have you had a chance to check out the CenSAMM Podcast? There's a new episode featuring our Academic Director discussing John Wrawe, William Grindecobbe, and John Ball, three leaders in the English Uprising of 1381, aka the Peasants' Revolt.

censamm.org/blog/wrawe-g...

Following his death, the life, work, and legacy of Ozzy Osbourne has been widely discussed in the media. Less discussed is the wide-ranging apocalypticism running throughout his lyrics.

Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath, and the Apocalypse censamm.org/blog/ozzy-os...