Part One:
The Roots of the Apocalyptic Paradigm

• An Overview of the Dynamics
  • Apocalypse
  • Revelation Interpreted as Apocalyptic Conspiracist Narrative
  • Millennium
  • Two Apocalyptic Traditions in Christianity
• From Demonization to Scapegoating to Conspiracism
  • Demonization
  • Scapegoating
  • Conspiracism
• Key Narrative Roots
  • Satan, the Devil, and the Antichrist
  • Freemasons
  • Jews and the Forged Protocols
  • Variations on Conspiracist Themes
• Conspiracist Scapegoating and Right-Wing Populism
  • Challenging Centrist/Extremist Theory
  • Populist Conspiracism

Part Two:
Apocalyptic Millennialism
and Contemporary US Right-Wing Movements

• Examining the Different Sectors

• The Christian Right
  • Dueling Eschatologies
  • From Red Menace to New World Order
  • Anticipating the End Times
  • Jeremiah the Profitable Prophet
  • Catholic Marianist Apocalyptics
• The Patriot & Armed Militia Movements
• The Far Right
• The Politics of Apocalyptic Millennialism
• Conclusions

Author's Note