Millennialism, Millerites, and Prophecy in Bahai Discourse

This book explores the role of millennialism, the Millerites, and prophecy in the historical development of the Bahá'í faith, especially in North America. The author demonstrates the importance of the Bahá'í religion to millennialism studies and its connection to certain Protestant American and Shia Islamic modes of thought.

List of contents

Introduction 1. The Bahá'í Divine Plan 2. The Millennial Motif 3. Millerism and Its Successors 4. Historicist Exegesis of Time Prophecies 5. Miller's Exegetical Principles and Time Prophecies 6. The Bábí Movement: Escaping the Shia End-Time Script 7. The Bahá'í Religion: A Progressive Divine Plan 8. The Bahá'í Faith Comes to the United States 9. Bahá'í Time Prophecy Interpretation before 1908 10. 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Authoritative Exegesis 11. Bahá'í Time Prophecy Interpretation after 1908 12. The Bahá'í Faith as a Millennialist Movement 13. Bahá'í Expectations: Envisioning the Future vs. Date-Setting 14: To Know the Future 15. From Events to Process

About the author

William P. Collins is retired from the Library of Congress and formerly Librarian of the International Bahá'í Library. He is the author of Bibliography of English-Language Works on the Bábí and Bahá'í Religions, 1844-1985 and articles on millennialism and Bahá'í history.

Product details

• Authors: William P. Collins, Collins William P.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 22.08.2025
• EAN: 9781032504032
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3250403-2
• No. of pages: 284
• Series: Routledge Studies in Religion
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); History, RELIGION / General, Middle East, RELIGION / Baha'i, Baha'i, History of Religion, Regional Studies, Baha’i, Regional / International studies, Eclectic & Esoteric Religions & Belief Systems, Eclectic and esoteric religions and belief systems