Rapture Culture: Exploring the Apocalyptic Imagination
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According to surveys, over thirty-five million
Americans believe that we live in the end times. Some
believe they will be taken (or raptured) to heaven in
"the last days." Where do these ideas come from?
What has shaped the apocalyptic imagination of millions,
and how does it influence present day life? This
course is designed to explore the way the apocalyptic
imagination is shaped by narratives from Hebrew and
Christian scripture as well as historical moments that
created the realities people live by.
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