David Brannan PhD Thesis - University of St Andrews

ABSTRACT...................................................................................................................................iii
DECLARATIONS......................................................................................................................... iv
CHAPTER 1 ................................................................................................................................. 11
INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 11
What is Christian Identity?............................................................................................................ 13
Challenges to understanding......................................................................................................... 20
The problem and a place to start................................................................................................... 23
The thesis of this dissertation and the questions it seeks to answer.............................................. 29
Understanding theologically motivated political activism ........................................................... 33
Outline........................................................................................................................................... 37
CHAPTER 2 ................................................................................................................................. 42
CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF SECONDAY LITERAURE ....................................................... 42
Introduction................................................................................................................................... 42
An historical review of British-Israelism...................................................................................... 44
Toward a sociological explanation ............................................................................................... 54
The need for further data............................................................................................................... 62
Identity theology? ......................................................................................................................... 66
Broad sociological statements about the American-Right............................................................ 71
Different millenarian outlooks among far-right groups................................................................ 73
Beginnings rather than conclusions .............................................................................................. 76
CHAPTER 3 ................................................................................................................................. 80
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