{"product_id":"gods-strange-work-william-miller-and-the-end-of-the-world-paperback","title":"God's Strange Work: William Miller and the End of the World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid L. Rowe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMark A. Noll\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe fascinating story of an intriguing -- and little understood -- religious figure in nineteenth-century America\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Calvinist Baptist preacher William Miller (1782-1849) was the first prominent American popularizer of using biblical prophecy to determine a specific and imminent time for Christ's return to earth. On October 22, 1844 -- a day known as the Great Disappointment - he and his followers gave away their possessions, abandoned their work, donned white robes, and ascended to rooftops and hilltops to await a Second Coming that never actually came. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Or so the story goes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The truth -- revealed here -- is far less titillating but just as captivating. In fact, David Rowe argues, Miller was in many ways a mainstream, even typical figure of his time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Reflecting Rowe's meticulous research throughout, \u003ci\u003eGod's Strange Work\u003c\/i\u003e does more than tell one man's remarkable story. It encapsulates the broader history of American Christianity in the time period and sets the stage for many significant later developments: the founding of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the tenets of various well-known new religious movements, and even the enduring American fascination with end-times prophecy. Rowe rescues Miller from the fringes and places him where he rightly belongs -- in the center of American religious history.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42091400331399,"sku":"9780802803801","price":31.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/c5950b61e85ac039bb92af2efd4b1ff6.webp?v=1732291666","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/gods-strange-work-william-miller-and-the-end-of-the-world-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}