Political Eschatology : A Theology of Antigovernment Extremism  

Oleh:

White, Jonathan R.

Jenis: Article from Journal - e-Journal
Dalam koleksi: American Behavioral Scientist vol. 44 no. 06 (Feb. 2001), page 937-956 .
Topik: Apocalyptic Theology; American Extremist Religions; Political Eschatology; Terrorism
Fulltext: 06. Political Eschatology - A Theology of Antigovernment Extremism.pdf (2.13MB)

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This article explores apocalyptic theology in four American extremist religions: Christian Identity; Nordic Christianity and Odinism; violent, “freewheeling” fundamentalism; and Creatorism. It is argued that violent eschatology interacts with criminology in the sense that politicized religions produce criminal behavior and, at times, terrorism. A brief history of the relationship between religion and racist violence is presented as well as an analysis of the social factors that produce political eschatology. The article concludes with an examination of religious terrorism and technological weapons. Mass destruction is the greatest threat of religiously motivated terrorism.

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