05872cam a2200841Mi 4500 on1032591115 OCoLC 20200709060439.0 m d cr ||||||||||| 160608s2016 quca ob 001 0 eng d CEF eng rda CEF NLC OCLCF N$T YDXCP EBLCP CELBN OTZ UBY COCUF AUW SNK INTCL MHW BETBC D6H BTN 927183520 950464903 9780773598492 electronic 0773598499 9780773546790 bound 0773546790 9780773598508 0773598502 1202960 (N$T) (OCoLC)1032591115 (OCoLC)927183520 (OCoLC)950464903 e-ie--- BX4839 .A44 2016 BX4839 A44 2016 REL 094000 bisacsh 280/.40941509034 23 BX4839 .A44 2016 MAIN Akenson, Donald H., author. Discovering the end of time : Irish Evangelicals in the age of Daniel O'Connell / Donald Harman Akenson. Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2016] ©2016 1 online resource (538 pages :) illustrations. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 487-522) and index. Introduction -- 1. Dalyland: The Shape of a Hidden Kingdom -- 2. The Fauna of Dalyland -- 3. John Nelson Darby Approaches Dalyland -- 4. The Missing Years (1): 1819-1822 -- 5. The Missing Years (2): 1822-1825 -- 6. Everything Implodes, 1825-1829 -- 7. Ecclesiology: Rebuilding the Fallen Jerusalem -- 8. Eschatology: Lady Powerscourt Points to the Heavens -- 9. The Drawing-Room Prophets, 1831-1832 -- 10. Powerscourt 1833: Apogee or Syncline? -- 11. The End of the Irish Evangelicals' Big-House Tradition, 1834-1837. "Apocalyptic millennialism is embraced by the most powerful strands of evangelical Christianity. The followers of these groups believe in the physical return of Jesus to Earth in the Second Coming, the affirmation of a Rapture, a millennium of peace under the rule of Jesus and his saints, and, at last, final judgment and deep eternity. In Discovering the End of Time, Donald Akenson traces the primary vector of apocalyptic millennialism to a specific locale in southern Ireland in the 1820s and '30s. Surprisingly, these apocalyptic concepts--which many scholars associate with the poor, the ill-educated, and the desperate--were articulated most forcefully by a rich, well-educated band of elite Irish Protestants. Drawing a striking portrait of John Nelson Darby, the major figure in the evolution of evangelical dispensationalism, Akenson demonstrates Darby's formative influence on ideas that later came to have a foundational impact on American evangelicalism in general and on Christian fundamentalism in particular. Careful to emphasize that recognizing the origins of apocalyptic millennialism in no way implies a judgment on the validity of its constructs, Akenson draws on a deep knowledge of early nineteenth-century history and theology to deliver a powerful history of an Irish religious elite and a major intersection in the evolution of modern Christianity. Opening the door into an Ireland that was hiding in plain sight--to a culturally and financially rich community that centred on radical evangelicalism and, for many, the return to earth of Jesus and the apocalyptic reorganization of all human life--Discovering the End of Time tells a remarkable story, at once erudite, conversational, and humorous, and characterized by an impressive range and depth of research."-- Provided by publisher. Master record variable field(s) change: 072, 082 - OCLC control number change Darby, J. N. (John Nelson), 1800-1882 Influence. Darby, J. N. (John Nelson), 1800-1882 Influence. Darby, J. N. (John Nelson), 1800-1882. fast (OCoLC)fst00290622 Elite (Social sciences) Ireland History 19th century. Evangelicalism Ireland History 19th century. Millennialism Ireland History 19th century. Protestants Ireland History 19th century. Ireland Church history 19th century. Évangélisme Irlande Histoire 19e siècle. Protestants Irlande Histoire 19e siècle. Millénarisme Irlande Histoire 19e siècle. Élite (Sciences sociales) Irlande Histoire 19e siècle. Irlande Histoire religieuse 19e siècle. RELIGION Christianity Denominations. bisacsh Elite (Social sciences) fast (OCoLC)fst00908113 Evangelicalism. fast (OCoLC)fst00917002 Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) fast (OCoLC)fst00972484 Millennialism. fast (OCoLC)fst01021768 Protestants. fast (OCoLC)fst01079934 Ireland. fast (OCoLC)fst01205427 1800-1899 fast Electronic books. Church history. fast (OCoLC)fst01411629 History. fast (OCoLC)fst01411628 Print version:Akenson, Donald Harman, 1941- Discovering the end of time. (CaOONL)20159070899 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1202960 Canadian Electronic Library CELB 11209161 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL4503764 EBSCOhost EBSC 1202960 YBP Library Services YANK 12900103 YBP Library Services YANK 12961947 92 N$T 56761 56761