Christian Eschatological Identities and the Nuclear Context
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Socially constructed time is an important aspect of both community and individual self understanding. Eschatology refers to the ultimate time frame. Within recent decades of nuclear buildup, the plausibility attached to Liberal versus Fundamentalist types of Christian eschatologies has undergone an historical shift from the former to the latter. Fundamentalist eschatology offers a social psychological context for the formation of meaningful identity and motivation with explicit reference to the nuclear context. This identity may be isomorphic with acceptance of the possibility of nuclear war by contrast with other eschatological identities. The hypothesis that different eschatological identities have affinities for different attitudes toward nuclear war needs further study with samples from the general population and especially people of power.
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As Andrew J. Weigert suggests, nuclear weapons, the weapons of the 'end of time', were now in the hands of man, which fueled the Identity motivation that it is human effort that brings Tribulation.
“As sociologist Andrew J. Weigert (1988) suggests, nuclear weapons, that is, the weapons of the ' end of time' were now in the hands of man (p.188), which fueled the Identity motivation that it is human effort that brings Tribulation.”
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“As sociologist Andrew J. Weigert (1988) suggests, nuclear weapons, that is, the weapons of the ‘end of time’ were now in the hands of man (p. 188), which fueled the Identity motivation that it is human effort that brings Tribulation.”
- Authors
- Weigert, A. J.
- Corresponding author
- Weigert, Andrew J.
- Venue
- Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
- Publisher
- JSTOR
- Published
- 1988-06
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 175
- ISSN
- 0021-8294 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2323650245
- Cited by
- 8
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2021: 2
- FWCI
- 10.69
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (publishedVersion)
- DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Nuclear Issues and Defense
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Religion and Society Interactions
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Risk Perception and Management
- Keywords
- Christian eschatology, nuclear war, religious fundamentalism, social construction of time, identity construction, self-understanding
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