TY - BOOK AU - Wojcik,Daniel TI - The end of the world as we know it: faith, fatalism, and apocalypse in America SN - 0814792839 AV - BR 526 .W65 1997 PY - 1997/// CY - New York and London PB - New York University Press KW - Millennialism KW - United States KW - History KW - 20th century KW - End of the world KW - History of doctrines KW - Religion KW - 1960-- N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents; Approaching Doomsday: the contours of American apocalyptic belief; The American apocalyptic legacy; Signs of the endtimes: Hal Lindsey and dispensationalist prophecy beliefs; Apocalyptic apparitions of the Virgin Mary in New York City; Secular apocalyptic: themes in the nuclear era; Fatalism and apocalyptic beliefs; The transformation of apocalyptic traditions in the post-cold war era; Emergent apocalyptic beliefs about UFOs and extraterrestial beings; Conclusion ER -