Disciplines
History
Abstract
This article explores apocalyptic theology in four American extremist religions: Christian Identity; Nordic Christianity and Odinism; violent, "freewheeling" fundamentalism; and Creatorism. It is argued that violent eschatology interacts with criminology in the sense that politicized religions produce criminal behavior and, at times, terrorism. A brief history of the relationship between religion and racist violence is presented as well as analysis of the social factors that produce political eschatology. The article concludes with an examination of religious terrorism and technological weapons. Mass destruction is the greatest threat of religiously motivated terrorism.
Original Citation
WHITE, J. R. (2001). Political Eschatology: A Theology of Antigovernment Extremism. American Behavioral Scientist, 44(6), 937–956. https://doi.org/10.1177/00027640121956601
ScholarWorks Citation
White, Jonathan R., "Political Eschatology: A Theology of Antigovernment Extremism" (2001). Peer Reviewed Articles. 2.
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/hst_articles/2
