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Marks of the Beast: The Left Behind Novels and the Struggle for Evangelical Identity
Glenn W. Shuck
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Description for Marks of the Beast: The Left Behind Novels and the Struggle for Evangelical Identity
Paperback. The "Left Behind" series is about those "left behind" after Christ removes true believers, leaving everyone else to suffer seven years of Tribulation. This work assesses these novels and shows how the ultimate vision put forth by the series' authors inadvertently undermines itself as the series unfolds. Num Pages: 273 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; HRCC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 395.
The Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins has become a popular culture phenomenon, selling an astonishing 40 million copies to date. These novels, written by two well-known evangelical Christians, depict the experiences of those "left behind" in the aftermath of the Rapture, when Christ removes true believers, leaving everyone else to suffer seven years of Tribulation under Satan's proxy, Antichrist.
In Marks of the Beast, Shuck uncovers the reasons behind the books' unprecedented appeal, assessing why the novels have achieved a status within the evangelical community even greater than Hal Lindsey's 1970 blockbuster The Late ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
New York University Press
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
Number of Pages
273
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814740057
SKU
V9780814740057
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About Glenn W. Shuck
Glenn W. Shuck is visiting assistant professor of religion at Williams College. In addition to a number of published essays, he is coeditor, with Jeffrey J. Kripal, of Esalen in American Religious Culture.
Reviews for Marks of the Beast: The Left Behind Novels and the Struggle for Evangelical Identity
A timely analysis of a religious movement that is quietly exercising enormous political influence today. Shuck's careful reading of LaHaye's troubling vision establishes unexpected connections with the leading edge of contemporary network culture.
Mark C. Taylor,author of About Religion: Economies of Faith in Virtual Culture With this book, Glenn W. Shuck establishes himself as one of the foremost scholars ... Read more
Mark C. Taylor,author of About Religion: Economies of Faith in Virtual Culture With this book, Glenn W. Shuck establishes himself as one of the foremost scholars ... Read more