1st Edition
Understanding Apocalyptic Terrorism Countering the Radical Mindset
Introduction PART I: Roots of Apocalyptic Terrorism 1. The Original Book of Revelation 2. By This Sign You Will Conquer: Transformations of the Book of Revelation PART II: The Apocalyptic Formula and Terrorism 3. How Not to Make a Terrorist: Peaceful vs. Radical Apocalypticism 4. "One who swims in the sea does not fear rain": Al Qaeda and Sunni Radical Apocalypticism 5. The Case of the Self-Declared "Islamic State": ISIS/ISIL 6. "The Lord God is a Man of War": Christian Identity Teaching and Radical Apocalyptic Terrorism 7. The Human-Pox versus Green Fire: Eco-Terrorists and Eco-Activists 8. Bringing Armageddon: Aum Shinrikyo PART III: Conclusion 9. Creating Peace in an Apocalyptic Moment
Biography
Frances L. Flannery is Professor of Religion and Director of the Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Terrorism and Peace (CISTP), James Madison University, USA, and author of Dreamers, Scribes and Priests: Jewish Dreams in the Hellenistic and Roman Eras (2004) and co-editor (with Rodney Werline) of Experientia, Volume One: Inquiry into Religious Experience in Early Judaism and Early Christianity (2008).
'Flannery (religion, James Madison Univ.) proposes an interesting and alluring case for what she calls 'cultural counter-terrorism' in the effort to understand and oppose violent terrorism that arises from an apocalyptic mind-set. ... Summing Up: Recommended. Most levels/libraries.'----L. J. Alderink, Concordia College, CHOICE
