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CenSAMM @censamm.bsky.social · 13d

"He believed that this era was biblically foretold and indicated the imminency of the apocalypse—the Rapture of all ‘true’ (fundamentalist) Christians into heaven, the rise of a one-world government led by the Antichrist, and the judgement of God."

CenSAMM @censamm.bsky.social · 13d

"At the heart of the political ideology that underpinned the Religious Right was Falwell’s millenarian understanding of the Cold War."

Jerry Falwell and Moral Majority - CDAMM

CenSAMM @censamm.bsky.social · 13d

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...

CenSAMM @censamm.bsky.social · 15d

"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

CenSAMM @censamm.bsky.social · 16d

"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...

The Visitation - CDAMM

CenSAMM @censamm.bsky.social · 16d

All emails should have had a reply. Please use this one, if you havent already: www.divinity.cam.ac.uk/staff/profes...

Turkish Review of Communication Studies » Submission » Post-Apocalyptic Images in Cinema: A Structural-Semiotic Narrative Analysis of Len Wiseman's Total Recall

CenSAMM @censamm.bsky.social · 16d

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...

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CenSAMM @censamm.bsky.social · 19d

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...

Last Christmas? Depicting Christmas in Apocalyptic and Postapocalyptic Film and Television

CenSAMM @censamm.bsky.social · 20d

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...

Published in Parallax (Vol. 30, No. 4, 2024)

Christian Nationalism as a Social Practice: Prayer, Violence, and the Politics of Public Ritual

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CenSAMM @censamm.bsky.social · 21d

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...

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. ...

New CenSAMM Podcast: The Book of Revelation | CenSAMM

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CenSAMM @censamm.bsky.social · 23d

Have you listened to our recent podcast episode on The Book of Revelation with Dr. Michelle Fletcher?

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CenSAMM @censamm.bsky.social · 27d

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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CenSAMM @censamm.bsky.social · Sep 8

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...

MAGA to the Maxson: Apocalyptic America and Fallout 4’s Brotherhood of Steel | Intellect

CenSAMM @censamm.bsky.social · Sep 5

From Josh Call and Thomas Lecaque: "MAGA to the Maxson: Apocalyptic America and Fallout 4’s Brotherhood of Steel" go.shr.lc/4lZOhyw

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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CenSAMM @censamm.bsky.social · Sep 1

New open-access article from Joe Davidson: "Apocalyptic Democracy" doi.org/10.1177/0032...

CenSAMM @censamm.bsky.social · Aug 29

"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...

Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs - CDAMM

Prince Rogers Nelson - CDAMM

CenSAMM @censamm.bsky.social · Aug 29

"....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...

CenSAMM Conference 2025: The British Apocalypse | CenSAMM

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CenSAMM @censamm.bsky.social · Aug 28

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...

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CenSAMM @censamm.bsky.social · Aug 27

"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...

Antichrist - CDAMM

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

CenSAMM @censamm.bsky.social · Aug 27

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) - Volume 78 Issue 2

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CenSAMM @censamm.bsky.social · Aug 22

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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CenSAMM @censamm.bsky.social · Aug 21

From Benjamin E. Zeller: "The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light: An Islamic Millennial New Religious Movement" doi.org/10.1353/nvr....

CenSAMM @censamm.bsky.social · Aug 20

James Crossley's recent talk: ' Building a New Jerusalem on the Rubble of War' is now available on YouTube
youtu.be/U4JPIf2WDcs

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CenSAMM @censamm.bsky.social · Aug 18

"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...

Hinduism - CDAMM