"The Year of Jubilee is Come": Black Millerites and the Politics of Christian Apocalypticism
This article explores the experiences of black people who accepted the teaching of William Miller that Christ would return to the earth in 1843-1844. Heretofore, black Millerites have been almost completely ignored in the substantial historiography of Millerism, millennialism and apocalypticism, and...
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| Формат: | Электронный ресурс Статья |
| Язык: | Английский |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2023
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Church history
Год: 2023, Том: 92, Выпуск: 1, Страницы: 68-98 |
| Другие ключевые слова: | B
Millerite
B Slavery B Black religion B Millerism B Eschatology B Abolition |
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| Итог: | This article explores the experiences of black people who accepted the teaching of William Miller that Christ would return to the earth in 1843-1844. Heretofore, black Millerites have been almost completely ignored in the substantial historiography of Millerism, millennialism and apocalypticism, and black religion. In this article, I argue that the black experience in Millerism deserves to be studied because it articulates the central concerns of blacks at a critical juncture in antebellum America. I show that enslaved and free blacks embraced Miller's doctrine because of the failure of America, particularly its politics and churches, to provide them the basic human right of freedom. As they did in the Christian churches they joined during the Awakenings, blacks fashioned Millerism in their image, using it for purpose, empowerment, expression, community, and liberation. This exploration of black Millerites contributes to broader discussions on the motivations of marginalized people who gravitate toward the eschatological and the impact the apocalyptic has on real-world engagement. |
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| ISSN: | 1755-2613 |
| Второстепенные работы: | Enthalten in: Church history
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0009640723000665 |