Belknap Press, Date: 1992-09-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 1.2000 in x 10.1000 in x 7.2000 in. Light edge wear. 1992. Belknap Press ISBN 067495128x 9780674951280 [US]

Cambridge. 1992. Harvard University Press. 1st Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket . 067495128x. 488 pages. hardcover. keywords: Sociology Religion America. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Millions of Americans take the Bible at its word and turn to like-minded local ministers and TV preachers, periodicals and paperbacks for help in finding their place in God's prophetic plan for mankind. And yet, influential as this phenomenon is in the worldview of so many, the belief in biblical prophecy remains a popular mystery, largely unstudied and little understood. When Time Shall Be No More offers for the first time an in-depth look at the subtle, pervasive ways in which prophecy belief shapes contemporary American thought and culture. Belief in prophecy dates back to antiquity, and there Paul Boyer begins, seeking out the origins of this particular brand of faith in early Jewish and Christian apocalyptic writings, then tracing its development over time. Against this broad historical overview, the effect of prophecy belief on the events and themes of recent decades emerges in clear and striking detail. Nuclear war, the Soviet Union, Israel and the Middle East, the destiny of the United States, the rise of a computerized global economic order-Boyer shows how impressive feats of exegesis have incorporated all of these in the popular imagination in terms of the Bible's apocalyptic works. Reflecting finally on the tenacity of prophecy belief in our supposedly secular age, Boyer considers ...

Harvard University Press. NEW. UNREAD. Slight wear to corner points of jacket from storage.. 1992. Hardcover. Dust jacket. 468pp. Index. Harvard University Press ISBN 067495128x 9780674951280 [US]