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Everyday Apocalypse
David Dark
其他書名
The Sacred Revealed in Radiohead, The Simpsons, and Other Pop Culture Icons
出版Brazos Press, 2002-12
主題Religion / SpiritualityReligion / EschatologySocial Science / Popular CultureSocial Science / Sociology of ReligionSocial Science / Media Studies
ISBN158743055X9781587430558
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=aNWx8fnu-6YC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋The term "apocalypse" usually evokes images of mass destruction-burning buildings and nuclear fallout, or even rapture and tribulation. Often, our attempts to interpret the imagery of the book of Revelation seem to carry us far away from our day-to-day existence.

David Dark challenges this narrow understanding in Everyday Apocalypse, calling his readers back to the root of the word, which is "revelation." Through readings of Flannery O'Connor stories and savvy discussion of The Matrix themes, Dark calls us to imagine the apocalypse as a more watchful way of being in the world. He draws on the sometimes unlikely wisdom of popular culture-including The Simpsons and films like The Truman Show-to highlight how the imagination can expose our moral condition. Ultimately, Dark presents apocalypse as honest self-assessment and other-centeredness in the here and now.

This engaging book holds enormous appeal for readers interested in the pursuit of everyday spirituality. It will delight lovers of literature, popular music, and movies, as well as anyone concerned with a Christian response to popular culture.