Clearly, as it was intended to be, Glorious Appearing was the perfect counterpart to the Strozier’s essays on the fundamentalist mindset. It is almost as if LaHaye and Jenkins wrote the book to encapsulate every idea that Strozier links with a fundamentalist Apocalypse. It is hard to imagine that Glorious Appearing was written without thoughts of dualistic violence and an eagerness for the end of the world.
APOCALYPSE, BEFORE AND AFTER
Professor Lee Quinby Fall 2012, Tuesdays, 3 to 5:30 PM
Great post, Tasha. I really enjoyed reading your thoughts on Glorious Appearing. I agree that the Apocalypse in Glorious Appearing seemed like an exciting show that everyone was eagerly anticipating. There is definitely the idea of us against them in the fundamentalist mindset and Glorious Appearing is a great example of how this leads to violence.