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The Chinese religious scene is nothing if not adaptable. This is nowhere truer than in the field of eschatology. As I have discussed at length previously,

  As the Ming era wound down, the Three Ages sects continued to evolve. There was never stagnation; the doctrines and theological vision common to

  The Huangtian dao (黄天道—Way of the Yellow Heaven) or Huangtian jiao (黄天教—Teaching of the Yellow Heaven) is probably the best-known and most studied

It has often been noted that great ideas have the odd tendency of occurring independently to two separate individuals at exactly the same time. Charles

“A prophet foretells the future,” as Marjorie Reeves says. “He can also create it” (135). Her statement on Joachim's influence remains apt. He did, of

  Among Joachim of Fiore’s many remarkable ideas, his unique understanding of the Antichrist has, from his own times until now, never failed to

    Everything you believe about the world can be traced back to an apocalyptic prophet who lived in the twelfth century. Everything. I’m