A History of the End of the World (2006 Kirsch), non-fiction

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A History of the End of the World (2006) is a book by Jonathan Kirsch.

Abstract

"How the most controversial book in the Bible changed the course of Western civilization."

"An evaluation of how the book of Revelation has significantly influenced history and the modern world cites its place at the heart of culture wars between governments and religions, discussing such topics as how it was nearly cut from the New Testament, the role of the book in the fall of the Roman Empire, and its use in the establishment of foreign policy."--Publisher description

Editions and translations

Published in San Francisco, CA: HarperSanFrancisco, 2006.

Contents

Something rich and strange -- Spooky knowledge and last things -- The history of a delusion -- The Apocalyptic invasion -- "Your own days, few and evil" -- To begin the world over again -- The godless Apocalypse.

External links

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