How to survive the Apocalypse : zombies, cylons, faith, and politics at the end of the world /

How to survive the Apocalypse : zombies, cylons, faith, and politics at the end of the world /

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Author / Creator:Joustra, Robert, author.
Imprint:Grand Rapids, Michighan : Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2016.
Description:viii, 198 pages ; 23 cm
Language:English
Subject:
End of the world.
End of the world.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13225356
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Other authors / contributors:Wilkinson, Alissa, author.
ISBN:9780802872715
0802872719
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
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Summary:The world is going to hell. So begins this book, pointing to the prevalence of apocalypse -- cataclysmic destruction and nightmarish end-of-the-world scenarios -- in contemporary entertainment. In How to Survive the Apocalypse Robert Joustra and Alissa Wilkinson examine a number of popular stories -- from the Cylons in Battlestar Galactica to the purging of innocence in Game of Thrones to the hordes of zombies in The Walking Dead -- and argue that such apocalyptic stories reveal a lot about us here and now, about how we conceive of our life together, including some of our deepest tensions and anxieties. Besides analyzing the dsytopian shift in popular culture, Joustra and Wilkinson also suggest how Christians can live faithfully and with integrity in such a cultural context.
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Incisive insights into contemporary pop culture and its apocalyptic bent

The world is going to hell. So begins this book, pointing to the prevalence of apocalypse -- cataclysmic destruction and nightmarish end-of-the-world scenarios -- in contemporary entertainment.

In How to Survive the Apocalypse Robert Joustra and Alissa Wilkinson examine a number of popular stories -- from the Cylons in Battlestar Galactica to the purging of innocence in Game of Thrones to the hordes of zombies in The Walking Dead -- and argue that such apocalyptic stories reveal a lot about us here and now, about how we conceive of our life together, including some of our deepest tensions and anxieties.

Besides analyzing the dsytopian shift in popular culture, Joustra and Wilkinson also suggest how Christians can live faithfully and with integrity in such a cultural context.

Physical Description:viii, 198 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780802872715
0802872719

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