Contributions

  • Wilkinson, Alissa, author - Contributor

Publication

2016 - William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Michigan

Language

English

Word Count

49,500 words, Guess

Page Count

198 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780802872715
  • Open LibraryOL27207335M

Classifications

  • DDC236
  • LCCBT877 .J68 2016
  • LCCBT877.J68 2016

Description

The world is going to hell. So begins this book, pointing to the prevalence of apocalypse -- cataclysmic destruction and nightmarish end-of-the-world scenarios -- in contemporary entertainment. In How to Survive the Apocalypse Robert Joustra and Alissa Wilkinson examine a number of popular stories -- from the Cylons in Battlestar Galactica to the purging of innocence in Game of Thrones to the hordes of zombies in The Walking Dead -- and argue that such apocalyptic stories reveal a lot about us here and now, about how we conceive of our life together, including some of our deepest tensions and anxieties. Besides analyzing the dsytopian shift in popular culture, Joustra and Wilkinson also suggest how Christians can live faithfully and with integrity in such a cultural context.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • How to survive the Apocalypse: zombies, cylons, faith, and politics at the end of the worldWilliam B. Eerdmans Publishing Company2016-01-01

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