The Disappointed: Millerism and Millerarianism in the Nineteenth Century

By: Numbers, Ronald L.

Book Overview

William Miller based his prediction of the second coming of Christ and the end of the world "about the year 1843" on a Biblical prophecy in the book of Daniel. Miller's proclamation fostered several new religious movements, including Seventh-day Adventists.

The millennial myth in Amercan life, as manifested in Millerism, has proven so resilient that some scholars have come to consider it central to the nation's self-understanding. The 1984...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870497936
• ISBN13: 9780870497933
• Release Date: October 1993
• Publisher: Univ Tennessee Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.6" x 9.3"