The Disappointed: Millerism and Millerarianism in the Nineteenth Century

The Disappointed: Millerism and Millerarianism in the Nineteenth Century

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 conference on "Millerism and the Millenarian Mind in 19th Century America," from which this volume resulted, marked a new direction in Millerite studies, bringing together for the first time both Adventist and non-Adventist scholars interested in critically evaluating the Millerite experience and its place in American history. Ronald L. Numbers is William Coleman Professor of the History of Science and Medicine at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Jonathan M. Butler is the author of Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling: Heaven and Hell in American Revivalism, 1870–1920. Used Book in Good Condition