Date of Award

6-24-2020

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Department of History

First Advisor

Andrew Hartman

Abstract

Premillennial dispensationalism became immensely influential among American Protestants who saw themselves as defenders of orthodoxy. As theological conflict heated up in the early 20th century, dispensationalism’s unique eschatology became one of the characteristic features of the various strands of “fundamentalists” who fought against modernism and the perceived compromises of mainline Protestantism. Their embrace of the dispensationalist view of history and Biblical prophecy had a significant effect on how they interpreted world events and how they lived out their faith. These fundamentalists established patterns of interpretation that in the second half of the 20th century would fuel the emergence of a politically influential form of Christian Zionism. Improving the understanding of dispensationalist views on international affairs during the interwar period will help explain Christian Zionist development. This study will contribute to that understanding by addressing how premillennial dispensationalists viewed Italian dictator Benito Mussolini during the interwar period and explaining why he received so much attention.

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Imported from Stamm_ilstu_0092N_11751.pdf

DOI

https://doi.org/10.30707/ETD2020.1606247535.296021af

Page Count

135

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