The Millenarian World of Early MormonismUniversity of Illinois Press, 15.01.1999 - 224 Seiten The most detailed study yet of early Mormon thought about the "end times," The Millenarian World of Early Mormonism shows how early LDS interpretation of the Bible and the Book of Mormon affected, and was affected by, Mormon millennial doctrines. Grant Underwood provides the first comprehensive linkage of the history of early Mormonism and millennial thought, reassessing Mormonism's relationship to the dominant culture and placing Mormon millennial thought in the broader context of Judeo-Christian ideas about the end of the world. "A model of first-rate scholarship and balanced interpretation; it has much to say not only to those interested in Mormon history but also to anyone seeking to understand the role of millenarian ideas in the American experience." -- Michael Barkun, Journal of American History |
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... interpreted the prophecies figuratively . By the time the Mormons appeared on the scene there were basically two rival millen- nial visions of the future . What is today labeled postmillennialism con- stituted one approach . What most ...
... interpretation of prophetic passages , in the words of historian Ernest Sandeen , " was the founda- tion stone of millenarian theology . " 14 " As a general rule , ” summarizes another scholar , premillennialists were " literalists ...
... interpretation . The scene of the lamb and the lion was just a pastoral metaphor to describe an age of peace and cooperation ; the resurrection was the process of burying the old sinful self and " rising " to a new spiritual life in ...
... interpreted the Saints ' energetic evangelism in the same light . Additionally , because a sense of the imminent end was as- sumed to be the essence of what was premillennial about the Mor- mons , when such rhetoric subsided around the ...
... interpreted what they read . Premillennially construable pas- sages effectively constituted a " canon within the canon " for them . As a result , a pronounced emphasis is discernible on topics such as the fate of the proud but apostate ...
Inhalt
The Eschatological Background of Early Mormonism | 11 |
Mormons as Millenarians | 24 |
Apocalyptic Dualism in Early Mormonism | 42 |
The Bible the Mormons and Millenarianism | 58 |
The Book of Mormon and the Millenarian Mind | 76 |
Moderate Millenarians | 97 |
Apocalyptic Adversaries Mormonism Meets Millerism | 112 |
The Millenarian Appeal of Mormonism in England | 127 |
Mormonism Millenarianism and Modernity | 139 |
Notes | 143 |
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