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The New Roman Empire: European Envisionings and American Premillennialists

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2000

DIDI HERMAN
DIDI HERMAN
Affiliation:
Department of Law, University of Keele, Keele, Staffs. ST5 5BG
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Abstract

A unified Europe – the economic and political powerhouse of the world – looms just over the horizon. All that is lacking is a strong personality to galvanise and unify the various factions on the continent. And that person is coming!

Charles Dyer, World News and Bible Prophecy (1993, 206)

The subject of Europe, its history, politics, and integration, is an important area of study across a range of academic disciplines and professional spheres. Theorists and policy-makers alike have made European developments, particularly the elements of union, a key area of inquiry. This article seeks to explore a somewhat neglected field of analysis – the influence of religion in shaping understandings of Europe. In contrast to much work on Europe, my focus here is on the European perspective of a particular group of outsiders: conservative, premillennial Protestants in the United States.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of American Studies , Volume 34 , Issue 1 , April 2000 , pp. 23 - 40
Copyright
© 2000 Cambridge University Press

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