The End of the World as We Know It by Robert Goolrick

They were parents to three bright, smiling children: two boys and a girl. The father was a respected professor, the mother a witty and elegant lady, someone everyone loved. To all appearances, he and his family lived an almost idyllic life. A few years before, a noble war had been won, and now life had returned to normal.įor one little boy, however, life had become anything but 'normal.' OL2631595W Page_number_confidence 91.90 Pages 338 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.20 Ppi 300 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20201027163523 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 335 Scandate 20201026185835 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 0814792839 Tts_version 4.It was the 1950s, a time of calm, a time when all things were new and everything seemed possible. Urn:lcp:endofworldaswekn0000wjci:epub:3df5e43a-a591-4ccb-a645-b7f13c0fd666 Foldoutcount 0 Grant_report Arcadia #4117 Identifier endofworldaswekn0000wjci Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t7wn0v11m Invoice 1605 Isbn 0814792839ĩ780814792834 Lccn 97004781 Ocr tesseract 4.1.1 Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_module_version 0.0.3 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA19596 Openlibrary_edition Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-255) and indexĪpproaching doomsday : the contours of American apocalyptic belief - The American apocalyptic legacy - Signs of the endtimes : Hal Lindsey and dispensationalist prophecy beliefs - Apocalyptic apparitions of the Virgin Mary in New York City - Secular apocalyptic themes in the nuclear era - Fatalism and apocalyptic beliefs - The transformation of apocalyptic traditions in the post-cold war era - Emergent apocalyptic beliefs about UFOs and extraterrestrial beings - Conclusion - Notes - Bibliography - IndexĪccess-restricted-item true Addeddate 23:34:20 Boxid IA1985505 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier Included in his sweeping examination are premillennial prophecy traditions, prophecies associated with visions of the Virgin Mary, secular ideas about nuclear apocalypse, the transformation of apocalyptic prophecy in the post-Cold War era, and emerging apocalyptic ideas associated with UFOs and extraterrestrials

He explores the origins of contemporary apocalyptic beliefs and compares religious and secular apocalyptic speculation, showing us the routes our belief systems have traveled over the centuries to arrive at the dawn of a new millennium.

Ix, 281 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : 24 cmĮxamining the doomsday scenarios and apocalyptic predictions of visionaries, televangelists, survivalists, and various other endtimes enthusiasts, as well as popular culture, film, music, fashion, and humor, Daniel Wojcik sheds new light on America's fascination with worldly destruction and transformation.

The End of the World as We Know It by Robert Goolrick