Abstract
The faith in an imminent, divine intervention that will rescue society from conditions of oppression and injustice holds a powerful healing capability. As a result, millenarianism possesses the power to move a community away from a sense of despair and return it to a feeling of renewal, integration, and a spiritual wholeness. It is curative and can provide a solid foundation for a restoration process to take place. Such a process is not only beneficial to the mental and emotional health of the individual but, equally important, it is necessary if the overall society is to carry on in the future.
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Rinehart, J.F. (2006). Alienation and the Quest for Renewal. In: Apocalyptic Faith and Political Violence. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403984630_5
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