Anglo-American Millennialism, from Milton to the Millerites
Biographical note
Richard Connors held a Post-Doctoral Fellowship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada at the University of Alberta and is now Assistant Professor of History at the University of Ottawa. He has published numerous articles and edited books on early modern British and Imperial history.
Andrew Gow is Professor of History at the University of Alberta. A representative of the 'new cultural history', Gow has published articles and books on medieval and early modern topics, many of which challenge whiggish distinctions between the Middle Ages and 'early modernity'; he also works in the field of cultural studies. Male Witches in Early Modern Europe, co-authored with Lara Apps, was published in 2003.
Andrew Gow is Professor of History at the University of Alberta. A representative of the 'new cultural history', Gow has published articles and books on medieval and early modern topics, many of which challenge whiggish distinctions between the Middle Ages and 'early modernity'; he also works in the field of cultural studies. Male Witches in Early Modern Europe, co-authored with Lara Apps, was published in 2003.
Readership
This volume on millennialism in the British and American contexts, ca. 1640-1850, is directed all those interested in intellectual and religious history, trans-Atlantic and Anglo-American history, the Long Reformation, Colonial America, and in general scholars in religious studies as well as English and American literature.
Table of contents
Introduction
1. The Millennial Border between Tradition and Innovation: Foxe, Milton and the Idea of Historical Progress, Andrew Escobedo
2. The Virginia Company, 1606–1624: Anglicanism’s Millennial Adventure, Beth Quitslund
3. “The Promised Day of the Lord”: American Millennialism and Apocalypticism, 1735–1783, John Howard Smith
4. Uncertain Dawn: Millennialism and Political Theology in Revolutionary America, Stephen A. Marini
5. Millennial Invasion: Millerism in the Eastern Townships of Lower Canada, J.I. Little
Notes on Contributors
Index
1. The Millennial Border between Tradition and Innovation: Foxe, Milton and the Idea of Historical Progress, Andrew Escobedo
2. The Virginia Company, 1606–1624: Anglicanism’s Millennial Adventure, Beth Quitslund
3. “The Promised Day of the Lord”: American Millennialism and Apocalypticism, 1735–1783, John Howard Smith
4. Uncertain Dawn: Millennialism and Political Theology in Revolutionary America, Stephen A. Marini
5. Millennial Invasion: Millerism in the Eastern Townships of Lower Canada, J.I. Little
Notes on Contributors
Index
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