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The Great Disappointment is viewed by some scholars as an example of the psychological phenomenon of cognitive dissonance. [45] The theory was proposed by Leon Festinger to describe the formation of new beliefs and increased proselytizing in order to reduce the tension, or dissonance, that results from failed prophecies . [ 46 ]
They were united by a belief in the imminent return of Jesus Christ—the Second Advent. After the Great Disappointment of October 22, 1844, discussion of beliefs began to fragment the once united Millerites. Dunton points out that there were four main divisive doctrines being discussed by Millerites around the time of the Albany Conference:
William Miller's Low Hampton, New York home. William Miller (February 15, 1782 – December 20, 1849) was an American clergyman who is credited with beginning the mid-19th-century North American religious movement known as Millerism.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 22 October 2024. Group of Seventh-day Adventists Part of a series on Seventh-day Adventist Church History Christianity Protestantism Millerism Great Disappointment 1888 General Conference Theology 28 Fundamental Beliefs Pillars Three Angels' Messages Sabbath Eschatology Pre-Second Advent Judgment ...
Charles Taze Russell was born to Scotch-Irish parents, [8] immigrant Joseph Lytle/Lytel / ˈ l ɪ t əl / Russell and Ann Eliza Birney, on February 16, 1852, in Allegheny, Pennsylvania.
The episode's ending - which reveals that the apocalyptic prophecy associated with the Departure's seventh anniversary was false - represents a key metaphor Lindelof and the writers used in laying the thematic foundation for the third season: the Great Disappointment of 1844 (which was depicted onscreen in the premiere episode, "The Book of ...
John Nevins Andrews (July 22, 1829 – October 21, 1883) was a Seventh-day Adventist minister, the first official Seventh-day Adventist missionary, writer, editor, and scholar.
The scene was inspired by the Great Disappointment, a reaction by the Millerite movement when the prophecies of the arrival of the Apocalypse in October 1844 did not happen. Perrotta brought up the idea of the Great Disappointment after reading a book, with Lindelof also finding its connection to the series' theme by tying it to Australia , a ...