Introduction
The roots of the idea
The biblical basis
The return of Christ
Millenarians among the church fathers
Apocalypse then : the year 1000
Joachim of Fiore (c. 1135-1202 CE)
The Black Death and other plagues
Apocalypse and civil war (1500 CE and after)
Edward Irving (1792-1834 CE) and the Catholic Apostolic movement
Across the pond
Joanna Southcott (1750-1814 CE) and her followers
J.J. Jezreel : the trumpeter and his tower
An Anglican Israel at the end of time : the seventh Earl of Shaftesbury
'Somewhere a place for us' : modern utopias
Christian missions and the cargo cults
Figures of the Messiah : David Koresh and the Waco siege
'Apocalypse now' : celebrating the millennium on or after 2000 CE.
OBNB doesn't sell books, but you may be able to find a copy at one of these websites:
Approaching the apocalypse : a short history of Christian millenarianism by John M. Court. ISBN 9781845117597. Published by I B Tauris in 2008. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
