Rapture culture : left behind in evangelical America.

The 'Left Behind' series consist of novels that depict the rapture and apocalypse, with millions of copies in print. In 'Rapture Culture', Amy J. Frykholm explores this remarkable phenomenon, seeking to understand why American evangelicals find the idea of the rapture so compelli...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Frykholm, Amy Johnson, 1971-
Autor Corporativo: Oxford University Press
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Temas:
LaHaye, Tim, > 1926-2016. > Left behind series.
Left behind series (LaHaye, Tim)
1900-1999
Christian fiction, American > History and criticism.
Protestantism and literature > History > 20th century.
Antichrist > History of doctrines > 20th century.
Apocalyptic literature > History and criticism.
Rapture (Christian eschatology)
End of the world in literature.
Evangelicalism in literature.
Second Advent in literature.
Eschatology in literature.
Protestantisme et littérature > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Antéchrist > Histoire des doctrines > 20e siècle.
Littérature apocalyptique > Histoire et critique.
Ravissement (Eschatologie chrétienne)
Fin du monde dans la littérature.
Évangélisme dans la littérature.
Second avènement dans la littérature.
Roman chrétien américain > Histoire et critique.
Antichrist > History of doctrines
Apocalyptic literature
Christian fiction, American
End of the world in literature
Eschatology in literature
Evangelicalism in literature
Protestantism and literature
Second Advent in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The rapture in America
  • Networks of readers, networks of meaning
  • The margins of left behind's readership
  • "I'm a survivor and he's a survivor"
  • Reading the signs of the times
  • Making prophecy live
  • Witness to the Apocalypse
  • Fear, desire, and the dynamics of left behind.

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