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Expecting Armageddon

Essential Readings in Failed Prophecy

by Jon R. Stone · Jon R. Stone (ed.)

An anthology of the main scholarly studies of failed prophecy, from Festinger and his critics to later fieldwork on modern groups. It shows the wide range of ways in which religious communities respond to disconfirmed predictions.

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