I have been deliberately holding off on election-related comments on matters about which I have little novel to contribute. On one critical issue, though, contemporary debate and theorizing really is ...

After taking my course on Revelation a few years ago, a young pastor from Africa claimed that the course was life-changing. Why? Because the theology of the Left Behind phenomenon, exported to Africa ...

The exponential growth of artificial intelligence over the past year has sparked discussions about whether the era of human domination of our planet is drawing to a close. The most dire predictions ...

Specifically, then, we face the controversy over the manner in which divine revelation has come to us. Scholars have frequently opposed the local and historical frontiers of revelation, pleading ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. EXCLUSIVE: When does a democracy end, and a theocracy begin? That’s the key question in Oscar-nominated filmmaker Petra Costa’s ...

My recent research project on embodied readings of ancient texts is focused on the early Christian apocalypse known as the Shepherd of Hermas, one of the most widely read books in the early Church. I ...

When we speak in theological terms about a cataclysmic event in our lives, we might turn to the language of apocalypse, that particular kind of unveiling that manifests an overwhelming awareness of a ...

While there’s much about the Christian right that’s difficult for the rest of us to understand, the preoccupation with the “end times” is close to the top of the list. The situation in Syria seems to ...

(indieWIRE/07.17.01) — IN THE BEGINNING there was “The Omega Code.” Then came “Left Behind: The Movie,” which put the Book of Revelation into Generation X terms, landed video-first at the top of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Climate change is causing extreme weather, prolonged droughts and more bushfires. Andrew Merry/Moment via Getty Images The ...

Yet for some believers, the Christian apocalypse is not viewed entirely negatively. Rather, it is a moment that will elevate the righteous and cleanse the world of sinners. Secular understandings of ...