Explains why apocalyptic thought, despite often being dismissed as bizarre, has persistent appeal in political life.

Apocalypse, it seems, is everywhere. Preachers with vast followings proclaim the world's end. Apocalyptic fears grip even the nonreligious amid climate change,

A brilliant dissection and reconstruction of the three major faith-based systems of belief in the world today, from one of the world's most articulate intellect

Keller traces America's response to the current national, international, and religious situation to the deeply fraught legacy of Christian apocalypticism. After

The idea of "The Rapture" -- the return of Christ to rescue and deliver Christians off the earth -- is an extremely popular interpretation of the Bible's Book o