Millennialism, Millerites, and Prophecy in Bahá’í Discourse
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Millennialism, Millerites, and Prophecy in Bahá’í Discourse

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Millennialism, Millerites, and Prophecy in Bahá’í Discourse

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This book explores the role of millennialism, the Millerites, and prophecy in the historical development of the Bahá'í faith, especially in North America. The author demonstrates the importance of the Bahá'í religion to millennialism studies and its connection to certain Protestant American and Shia Islamic modes of thought. Bahá'ís see two millennial visions on far-separated continents, within different religious milieux, and from contrasting social climates, as spiritually and prophetically linked: the Millerites who expected the return of Christ in 1844 CE and Shia Muslims who expected the Mahdí/Qá'im/Twelfth Imam in 1260 AH/1844 CE. The chapters in this volume reflect on theories about millennialist movements, the continuum from catastrophic to progressive millennialism, Bahá'í interpretations of biblical prophecy, and Bahá'í efforts to build the "Kingdom of God on earth" under a systematic divine plan. The book highlights the maturation of the Bahá'í community toward a focus on process and a capacity to deal with both catastrophe and progress. It provides scholars of religion with a detailed study of the trajectory in Bahá'í millennial ideas.

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Yes, you can access Millennialism, Millerites, and Prophecy in Bahá’í Discourse by William P. Collins in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Theology & Religion & Asian Religions. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2025
eBook ISBN
9781040415122
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Asian Religions

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Endorsements Page
  3. Half-Title Page
  4. Series Page
  5. Title Page
  6. Copyright Page
  7. Dedication Page
  8. Contents
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. Foreword
  11. Preface
  12. Prologue
  13. Introduction
  14. 1 The Bahá’í Divine Plan
  15. 2 The Millennialist Motif
  16. 3 Millerism and Its Successors
  17. 4 Historicist Exegesis of Time Prophecies
  18. 5 Miller's Exegetical Principles and Time Prophecies
  19. 6 The Bábí Movement: Escaping the Shia End-Time Script
  20. 7 The Bahá’í Religion: A Progressive Divine Plan
  21. 8 The Bahá’í Faith Comes to the United States
  22. 9 Bahá’í Time-Prophecy Interpretation before 1908
  23. 10 ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's Authoritative Exegesis
  24. 11 Bahá’í Time Prophecy Interpretation after 1908
  25. 12 The Bahá’í Faith as a Millennialist Movement
  26. 13 Bahá’í Expectations: Envisioning the Future vs. Date-Setting
  27. 14 To Know the Future
  28. 15 From Events to Process
  29. Afterword
  30. Glossary
  31. Index