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diff --git a/chapter3.md b/chapter3.md index f11856b..4f96ad5 100644 --- a/chapter3.md +++ b/chapter3.md @@ -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: @@ -326,5 +335,4 @@ audience with hope that their sufferings will not be wasted. ## TODO -- Explore and give examples of apocalypticism in resistance movements - Rework argument including introduction and conclusion |