Prayer is the answer
Apocalypticism, Our Lady, and Catholic Identity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4977840 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jill M Krebs (0000-0002-3574-9666, corresponding author), Jill Krebs |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-30 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religion and American Culture A Journal of Interpretation (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1052-1151 • E-ISSN: 1533-8568 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1525/rac.2016.26.1.1 |
| OpenAlex | W2396757266 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 29 |
Apocalyptic beliefs are common in modern Marian apparitions and represent an important area of tension between believers and skeptics-tension that in part determines the official Church stance toward, as well as popularity and longevity of, the apparition. Apocalypticism therefore is an important component of Catholic identity for many Marian devotees. Drawing from a case study of a modern apparition site in rural Emmitsburg, Maryland, I argue that apocalyptic beliefs shape Catholic identity by framing social and religious changes as evidence of coming chastisement; galvanize action among believers, who both prepare for and attempt to avert apocalypse; and validate the Catholic identity of those individuals marginalized within their communities because of those same apocalyptic beliefs. Using Christian Smith's subcultural identity theory of religious persistence and strength, as well as literature on apparitional movements, I describe the dynamics of apocalyptic belief in modern Marian apparitions, explore how the tension engendered by apocalypticism promotes strong identity through symbolic boundary marking, and argue that such beliefs shape Catholic identity for apocalyptic Catholics
Aesthetics · Apocalypticism · Popularity · Prayer · Religious identity · Skepticism · Theology · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Religious studies · Religious Tourism and Spaces · Social Psychology
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Millennialism on the Radical Right in America
American Evangelicalism
The Organizational Development of Marian Apparitional Movements
The 2012 Phenomenon Comes of Age
Encountering Mary
Exploring Religious Self-Identification among U.S. Catholics
Friendship and the Cultivation of Religious Sensibilities
The Smoke of Satan
Less "Catholic," More "catholic"? American Catholic Universities Since Vatican II
Polaroids from Heaven
The End of the World as We Know It
Millennium, Messiahs, and Mayhem
The Catholic Church and Possible 'Organizational Selves
The Smoke of Satan
God Gave Us the Right
Of Prophets and Propaganda
Sacred Places, Domestic Spaces
The Difference Catholic Makes
Organizational Revival From Within
Building Strong Church Communities
Motivating Civic Engagement
Marian Interventions in the Wars of Ideology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |