chp3: examples of apocalyptic movements

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@@ -215,6 +215,15 @@ the earth flood in to worship and to receive life and healing. 'It is an ethic
 for martyrdom,' as John J. Collins, a leading scholar on biblical apocalyptic,
 puts it [@apocalyptic-imagination, chp. 9].
 
+As a result, apocalypticism has been a powerful force helping to mobilise
+radical social movements – for better and for worse – continually throughout
+Christian history. The Gregorian reforms, the Lombards, the Hussites, the
+Lutherans, the Diggers, Columbus and the American 'Founding Fathers,' the
+French, American and Haitian Revolutions, the numerous evangelical revivals, the
+'spectre' of Communism, the rise of National Socialism, and today's
+environmental movement – all have been associated with apocalyptic forms of
+language.
+
 So if the catastrophism of John's Apocalypse works not for, but against
 fatalism, conservatism, and post-politics, how else does John use apocalyptic
 language to achieve his rhetorical goals? I will focus on three key features:
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