Rapture or risk: signs of the end or symptoms of world risk society?
In this article, I argue that elements of contemporary fundamentalist Christian apocalyptic discourse are not only influenced by, but are a product of the rhetoric and fascination with the notion of risk. The world risk society thesis developed by the German sociologist Ulrich Beck will be utilised...
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| Type de support: | Numérique/imprimé Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Taylor & Francis
[2014]
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| Dans: |
Culture and religion
Année: 2014, Volume: 15, Numéro: 4, Pages: 419-435 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Christianisme
/ Fondamentalisme
/ Apocalyptique
/ Société du risque
/ Ravissement
/ Dispensationalisme
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociologie des religions CA Christianisme CG Christianisme et politique NBQ Eschatologie |
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| Résumé: | In this article, I argue that elements of contemporary fundamentalist Christian apocalyptic discourse are not only influenced by, but are a product of the rhetoric and fascination with the notion of risk. The world risk society thesis developed by the German sociologist Ulrich Beck will be utilised as a conceptual framework to measure one example of an online discourse centred on a Christian dispensationalist understanding of the rapture: Rapture Index. This popular website utilises a statistical probability index system based on 45 different categories that relate to global socio-political events; the higher the aggregate total the nearer the rapture. The Rapture Index is indebted to the impact of risk in contemporary society and it is a tool that exemplifies non-knowing: a product of the world risk society. |
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| ISSN: | 1475-5610 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Culture and religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14755610.2014.982670 |