In Charles Stroziers Essays from the Fundamentalist Mindset (chapter 10), he discusses the 7 seals of fundamentalism. These include violence, time, revenge, paranoia, survivalism, the Elect, and redemption. This reading had much in common with the previous fundamentalist essays, and Strozier once again argues that the Book of Revelation indirectly influences millions of people to take on an apocalyptic mindset.

               All of the seals line up with each other throughout the reading. Strozier masterfully illustrates how each seal affects the others, and he touches upon how the existence of nuclear technology gives an unsteady future to the entire human race. I particularly enjoyed his statement that “the Book of Revelation is more quoted than actually read, absorbed rather than studied, and evoked more in stirring hymns… than directly encountered.” This is a great explanation for why many fundamentalists have such biased beliefs; they tend to read into what they want to as opposed to the text as a whole.

              The way that fundamentalist Christians interpret the Book of Revelation allows them to embrace death as opposed to fearing it. Their leaders tend to warp the image of non-believers into evil beings who must be disposed of. As Strozier goes through the seven seals, he describes what a fundamentalist Christian mindset would interpret for each one.