Pieter GR De Villiers
Biographic Data
| ID | 10076691 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pieter GR De Villiers |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pieter GR |
| FAMILY NAME | De Villiers |
| SIGNATURE | DE VILLIERS P G |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Millennialism, rapture and “Left Behind” literature
This article represents a research overview of the nature, historical roots, social contexts and growth of millennialism as a remarkable religious and cultural phenomenon in modern times. It firstly investigates the notions of eschatology, millennialism and rapture that characterize millennialism. It then analyses how and why millennialism that seems to have been a marginal phenomenon, became prominent in the United States through the evangelisti…
Rediscovery of spiritual practices within Protestantism
In a first part this article investigates the older negative view of spiritual practices especially in Protestant contexts. It then spells out the reasons for the growing interest in and reappraisal of spiritual practices in recent times. This development reflects and confirms a special awareness of their powerful role in spiritual life and illuminates their nature and meaning. It further analyses how the growing interest in spiritual practices i…
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Millennialism, rapture and “Left Behind” literature
This article represents a research overview of the nature, historical roots, social contexts and growth of millennialism as a remarkable religious and cultural phenomenon in modern times. It firstly investigates the notions of eschatology, millennialism and rapture that characterize millennialism. It then analyses how and why millennialism that seems to have been a marginal phenomenon, became prominent in the United States through the evangelisti…
Rediscovery of spiritual practices within Protestantism
In a first part this article investigates the older negative view of spiritual practices especially in Protestant contexts. It then spells out the reasons for the growing interest in and reappraisal of spiritual practices in recent times. This development reflects and confirms a special awareness of their powerful role in spiritual life and illuminates their nature and meaning. It further analyses how the growing interest in spiritual practices i…
Epistemology (2 works) · Faith (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Religious studies (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · Anthropology (1 works)