How to Survive the Apocalypse: Zombies, Cylons, Faith, and Politics at the End of the World - Paperback

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How to Survive the Apocalypse: Zombies, Cylons, Faith, and Politics at the End of the World - Paperback

Name: How to Survive the Apocalypse: Zombies, Cylons, Faith, and Politics at the End of the World - Paperback
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SKU: 9780802872715
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by Robert Joustra , Alissa Wilkinson

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Book Overview

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.

ISBN	9780802872715
Author	Robert Joustra , Alissa Wilkinson
Publisher	William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Genre	Religion & spirituality and Arts
Format	Paperback
Published	May 2016
Language	ENG- English
Pages	206
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print

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