Will Catholics Be in.Left Behindin.? A Catholic Critique Of Rapture And Today's Prophecy Preachers
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Product Details Author:  Format: ISBN: H x W: Manufacturer: Date: Pages: Carl E. Olson Soft Cover 0-89870-950-4 8"  (20.3 cm) x 5 1/4"  (13.3 cm) Ignatius Press 2003 350

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This powerful book is a thorough Catholic critique of the popular Fundamentalist belief in the "Rapture"-the belief that Christians will be removed from earth prior to a time of Tribulation and the Second Coming. Olson, editor of Envoy magazine and a former Fundamentalist, examines the theological, historical, and Biblical basis for the "Rapture" by carefully examining "premillennial dispensationalism," the belief system behind the Left Behind books and propagated by "Biblical prophecy experts" such as Tim LaHaye and Hal Lindsey.

Written for both the lay person and the serious student, this book combines an engaging, popular approach with detailed footnotes and exhaustive research. Beginning with the big picture, it focuses first on key concepts such as eschatology, the Parousa, "end times", the Kingdom, and the Church. Olson then exposes Fundamentalist author and Left Behind creator LaHaye's antagonism towards the Catholic Church, showing that LaHaye's many works on "Bible prophecy" are filled with attacks on Catholicism and numerous errors.

He also presents a history of apocalyptic belief and theology, beginning with the Early Church and including the Montanists, St. Augustine, Joachim of Fiore, the Protestant Reformers, and American Puritans. A strong, but fair, critique of a dangerous and popular belief, Will Catholics Be "Left Behind"? provides Catholics, Protestants, lay people, clergy, students, and scholars with important answers and information about the roots and meaning of the "Rapture".

"In this extraordinary book, Carl Olson uses a surgeon's scalpel to cut through the mass of confusion that dominates contemporary reflection on the Last Things. Achieving far more than a refutation of millennialist errors and other disordered apocalyptic theories, he illumines the Church's majestic vision of time and eternity-demonstrating that Jesus Christ is the Lord of History and its end. Fastidiously researched, drawing upon myriad Biblical, Catholic, and Protestant sources, Will Catholics Be `Left Behind'? is an invaluable aid to discernment in this crucial, oft misunderstood, and most volatile aspect of our Faith."
-Michael O'Brien, Author, Father Elijah

"Millions of Americans believe the Lord will snatch them up any day now, leaving the rest of us to the horrors of a seven-year tribulation. The hitch is that the `Rapture' has no pedigree. As Carl Olson shows, no Catholic or Protestant believed in it prior to the nineteenth century. It is an authentic Fundamentalist `invention'."
-Karl Keating, Author, Catholicism and Fundamentalism

"Carl Olson has joined personal experience with extensive research to provide an in-depth examination of today's `prophecy preachers' and the confused, confusing notions they have packaged as entertainment for an often-unsuspecting audience."
-Paul Thigpen, Ph.D., Author, The Rapture Trap

Carl E. Olson is the editor of Envoy magazine. He was raised in a Fundamentalist home and attended an Evangelicam Bible college. Carl entered the Catholic Church in 1997. Carl has written for First Things, This Rock, Envoy, and The National Catholic Register.

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