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Centre for the Critical Study of Apocalyptic and Millenarian Movements, Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge. www.censamm.org
"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:
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Keri Ladner on Jerry Falwell and the American Christian Right:
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Jerry Falwell and Moral Majority - CDAMM
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September 26, 2025 at 8:32 AM
"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...
Keri Ladner on Jerry Falwell and the American Christian Right:
www.cdamm.org/articles/jer...
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...
Read more here: www.cdamm.org/articles/jer...
Jerry Falwell and Moral Majority - CDAMM
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September 25, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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...
Read more here: www.cdamm.org/articles/jer...
"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
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September 23, 2025 at 9:14 AM
"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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www.cdamm.org/articles/vis...
"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...
Read the latest in our Critical Dictionary: www.cdamm.org/articles/vis...
The Visitation - CDAMM
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September 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
"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...
Read the latest in our Critical Dictionary: www.cdamm.org/articles/vis...
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...
September 22, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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...
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...
Turkish Review of Communication Studies » Submission » Post-Apocalyptic Images in Cinema: A Structural-Semiotic Narrative Analysis of Len Wiseman's Total Recall
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September 19, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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...
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"
doi.org/10.1080/1353...
doi.org/10.1080/1353...
Last Christmas? Depicting Christmas in Apocalyptic and Postapocalyptic Film and Television
Published in Parallax (Vol. 30, No. 4, 2024)
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September 18, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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"
doi.org/10.1080/1353...
doi.org/10.1080/1353...
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...
Christian Nationalism as a Social Practice: Prayer, Violence, and the Politics of Public Ritual
This paper examines the role of prayer as a central social practice within Christian nationalist movements, particularly in the context of violent protests and contentious political mobilizations. ...
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September 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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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New CenSAMM Podcast: The Book of Revelation | CenSAMM
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September 15, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Have you listened to our recent podcast episode on The Book of Revelation with Dr. Michelle Fletcher?
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censamm.org/blog/censamm...
Less than two weeks until the 2025 CenSAMM conference on "Apocalypticism and Millenarianism in Modern British Contexts" censamm.org/blog/censamm...
CenSAMM Conference 2025: The British Apocalypse | CenSAMM
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September 11, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Less than two weeks until the 2025 CenSAMM conference on "Apocalypticism and Millenarianism in Modern British Contexts" censamm.org/blog/censamm...
From Javad T. Hashmi: "The Apocalypse of Peace: Eschatological Pacifism in the Meccan Qur’an" doi.org/10.1080/0959...
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...
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September 8, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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
MAGA to the Maxson: Apocalyptic America and Fallout 4’s Brotherhood of Steel | Intellect
American political rhetoric has become increasingly zealous in its use of right-wing, Christofascist and apocalyptic imagery. While its contemporary moment is deeply connected to the current Make Amer...
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September 5, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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...
September 1, 2025 at 8:41 AM
New open-access article from Joe Davidson: "Apocalyptic Democracy" doi.org/10.1177/0032...
"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...
Tom de Bruin discusses apocalyptic elements in the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs.
www.cdamm.org/articles/tes...
Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs - CDAMM
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August 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
"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...
Tom de Bruin discusses apocalyptic elements in the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs.
www.cdamm.org/articles/tes...
"....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...
Racheal Harris discusses apocalyptic themes in the work of the late pop music icon Prince: www.cdamm.org/articles/pri...
Prince Rogers Nelson - CDAMM
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August 29, 2025 at 10:03 AM
"....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...
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...
The theme is "Apocalypticism and Millenarianism in Modern British Contexts"
more information here: censamm.org/blog/censamm...
CenSAMM Conference 2025: The British Apocalypse | CenSAMM
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August 28, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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...
The theme is "Apocalypticism and Millenarianism in Modern British Contexts"
more information here: censamm.org/blog/censamm...
"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...
www.cdamm.org/articles/ant...
Antichrist - CDAMM
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August 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM
"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...
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
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
The cosmic conflict: Jesus against the devil in the letter to the church in Smyrna (Rev 2:8–11) - Volume 78 Issue 2
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August 27, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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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They Lived and Reigned with Christ a Thousand Years: Puritan Eschatology and the Millennium.
Discover this 2025 paper in Puritan Reformed Journal by CRATER, DAVID T. focusing on: MILLENNIALISM; ESCHATOLOGY; RELIGIOUS thought; REFORMATION; CHRISTIAN eschatology; PURITANS; BRITISH Civil War, 16...
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August 22, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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....
August 21, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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
youtu.be/U4JPIf2WDcs
August 20, 2025 at 9:35 AM
James Crossley's recent talk: ' Building a New Jerusalem on the Rubble of War' is now available on YouTube
youtu.be/U4JPIf2WDcs
youtu.be/U4JPIf2WDcs
"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...
Ankur Barua discusses apocalyptic elements within Hinduism in our Critical Dictionary: www.cdamm.org/articles/hin...
Hinduism - CDAMM
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August 18, 2025 at 9:12 AM
"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...
Ankur Barua discusses apocalyptic elements within Hinduism in our Critical Dictionary: www.cdamm.org/articles/hin...
New, open-access article on "The Meaning and Uses of Oxymora in the Book of Revelation" from Bohdan Kuryliak. www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
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...
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August 15, 2025 at 9:45 AM
New, open-access article on "The Meaning and Uses of Oxymora in the Book of Revelation" from Bohdan Kuryliak. www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
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...
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...
The Book of Revelation (CenSAMM at 10 Podcast)
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August 13, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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...
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...
"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...
Ankur Barua discusses the apocalyptic concepts and vocabularies that can be found in Hindu traditions.
www.cdamm.org/articles/hin...
Hinduism - CDAMM
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August 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"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...
Ankur Barua discusses the apocalyptic concepts and vocabularies that can be found in Hindu traditions.
www.cdamm.org/articles/hin...