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"A timely analysis of a religious movement that is quietly
exercising enormous political influence today. Shuck's careful
reading of LaHaye's troubling vision establishes unexpected
connections with the leading edge of contemporary network
culture."
--Mark C. Taylor, author of About Religion: Economies of Faith in
Virtual Culture
"With this book, Glenn W. Shuck establishes himself as one of
the foremost scholars of American evangelical Christianity. This
work is both wonderfully written and creative. Based on Shuck's
even-handed and insightful analysis, the reader learns about the
meaning and astonishing popularity of books about end times,
especially the Left Behind series. Marks of the Beast provides a
dynamic lens into the meaning of religion in modern times."
--Michael O. Emerson, Director, Du Bois Center for the Advanced
Study of Religion and Race, University of Notre Dame "A provocative
study."
--"Berkshire Eagle""Well-researched work employing sociological,
literary, and theological perspectives."--"Choice"
The "Left Behind" series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins has
become a popular culture phenomenon, selling an astonishing 40
million copies to date. These novels, written by two well-known
evangelical Christians, depict the experiences of those "left
behind" in the aftermath of the Rapture, when Christ removes true
believers, leaving everyone else to suffer seven years of
Tribulation under Satan's proxy, Antichrist.
In Marks of the Beast, Shuck uncovers the reasons behind the
books' unprecedented appeal, assessing why the novels have achieved
a status within the evangelical community even greater than
HalLindsey's 1970 blockbuster "The Late Great Planet Earth," It
also explores what we can learn from them about evangelical
Christianity in America.
Shuck finds that, ironically, the series not only reflects
contemporary trends within conservative evangelicalism but also
encourages readers--especially evangelicals--to embrace solutions
that enact, rather than engage, their fears. Most strikingly, he
shows how the ultimate vision put forth by the series' authors
inadvertently undermines itself as the series unfolds.
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