Protestant millennialism, evangelicalism, and Irish society, 1790-2005
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by Crawford Gribben and Andrew R. Holmes.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Basingstoke [England] ; New York
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Palgrave Macmillan
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2006
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
(xii, 244 pages)
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Introduction : Antichrist in Ireland : Protestant millennialism and Irish studies / Crawford Gribben --;Watchmen in Zion : millennial expectancy in late eighteenth-century Ulster / Myrtle Hill --;The Bible gentry : evangelical religion, aristocracy, and the new moral order in the early nineteenth century / Irene Whelan --;John Nelson Darby : contexts and perceptions / Timothy C.F. Stunt --;"Come, Lord Jesus, quickly come!" : the writing and thought of Edward Nangle, 1828-1862 / Thomas J. Kelley --;Battle plans and battlegrounds : Protestant mission activity in the Dublin slums, 1840s-1880s / Jacinta Prunty --;The uses and interpretation of prophecy in Irish Presbyterianism, 1850-1930 / Andrew R. Holmes --;"The dreamy mazes of millenarianism" : William Graham and the Irish Presbyterian Mission to German Jews / Nicholas M. Raliton --;Unionism and the eschatological "fate of Ulster", 1921-2005 / Patrick Mitchel --;Conclusions / Andrew R. Holmes.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
This volume documents the evolution and impact of one of the most enduring sources and symbols of sectarian conflict in Ireland - Protestant millennialism. The volume explores new sources and offers new conclusions, setting a new research agenda and emphasizing the vitality of religious discourse in Irish studies.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Evangelicalism -- Ireland -- History -- Congresses.
Millennialism -- Ireland -- History of doctrines -- Congresses.
Protestant churches -- Ireland -- History -- Congresses.