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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| Medienart: | Elektronisch/Druck Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Taylor & Francis
[2014]
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Culture and religion
Jahr: 2014, Band: 15, Heft: 4, Seiten: 419-435 |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Christentum
/ Fundamentalismus
/ Apokalyptik
/ Risikogesellschaft
/ Entrückung
/ Dispensationalismus
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Religionssoziologie; Religionspolitik CA Christentum CG Christentum und Politik NBQ Eschatologie |
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| Zusammenfassung: | 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 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Culture and religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14755610.2014.982670 |