''The New World Order'' is a ''
New York Times'' best-selling book authored by
Pat Robertson, published in 1991 by
Word Publishing
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History
In 19 ...
. In the book, Robertson purports to expose a behind-the-scenes
Establishment with enormous power controlling American policy, whose "principal goal is the establishment of a one-world government where the control of money is in the hands of one or more privately owned but government-chartered central banks." This conspiracy includes such elements as the
Illuminati, the
New Age movement, the
Freemasons
Freemasonry or Masonry refers to fraternal organisations that trace their origins to the local guilds of stonemasons that, from the end of the 13th century, regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities ...
, the
Council on Foreign Relations
The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an American think tank
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, and the
Trilateral Commission. Robertson further claims that the rise of this one-world conspiracy is being guided by
Satan
Satan,, ; grc, ὁ σατανᾶς or , ; ar, شيطانالخَنَّاس , also known as Devil in Christianity, the Devil, and sometimes also called Lucifer in Christianity, is an non-physical entity, entity in the Abrahamic religions ...
to fulfill the predictions of
premillennial Christian eschatology
Christian eschatology, a major branch of study within Christian theology, deals with "last things". Such eschatology – the word derives from two Greek roots meaning "last" () and "study" (-) – involves the study of "end things", whether of ...
, viewing it as a sign that the
end times are nearing.
Reviews
In a critical review of this book, Ephraim Radner wrote, "Lind and Heilbrun show how Robertson took over—in some cases word for word—well-worn theories of a
Jewish conspiracy. In particular, Robertson relied on the work of
Nesta Webster and
Eustace Mullins
Eustace Clarence Mullins Jr. (March 9, 1923 – February 2, 2010) was an American white supremacist, antisemitic conspiracy theorist, propagandist, Holocaust denier, and writer. A disciple of the poet Ezra Pound,
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." Robertson's work was described as a "catch all for
conspiracy theories" by the Christian academic Don Wilkey: "A summary of Robertson’s book is found on page 177 in which Pat says a
conspiracy has existed in the world working through
Freemasonry and a secret Order of the
Illuminati, a group combining Masons and Jewish Bankers."
[Don Wilkey, book review of New World Order]
"A Christian Looks At the Religious Right"
. Retrieved December 11, 2006
See also
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New World Order (conspiracy theory)
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New world order (politics)
References
1991 non-fiction books
Books about conspiracy theories
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