Dread and Hope - Christian Eschatology and Pop Culture

Dread and Hope brings early Christian hopes concerning the consummation of the cosmos and modern apocalyptic pop-culture into dialog. Drawing from a wide range of research and media, Joshua Wise examines how figures like Antiochus IV, Damien from The Omen, the Emperor Nero, and Winston Smith from Orwell’s 1984 inform each other.

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: The Collapse of All Things
Chapter 2: The Evil One
Chapter 3: When He Appears
Chapter 4: The Living Dead
Chapter 5: The Dread Judge
Chapter 6: Hell
Chapter 7: Kingdom Come
Conclusion
Appendix: The Rapture

About the author

Joshua Wise (Ph.D, The Catholic University of America) is the author of works of both theology and horror, including No Avatars and the audio drama Weeping Cedars. He is one of the founders of the All Ports Open Network.

Summary

Dread and Hope brings early Christian hopes concerning the consummation of the cosmos and modern apocalyptic pop-culture into dialog. Drawing from a wide range of research and media, Joshua Wise examines how figures like Antiochus IV, Damien from The Omen, the Emperor Nero, and Winston Smith from Orwell’s 1984 inform each other.

Product details

• Authors: Joshua Wise
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2022
• EAN: 9781978708167
• ISBN: 978-1-978708-16-7
• No. of pages: 174
• Series: Theology and Pop Culture; Theology, Religion, and Pop Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, The arts: general issues, RELIGION / Christian Theology / Eschatology, RELIGION / Christianity / Literature & the Arts, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, RELIGION: Eschatology