The Last Myth: What the Rise of Apocalyptic Thinking Tells Us about America by Mathew Barrett Gross, Mel Gilles

The Last Myth: What the Rise of Apocalyptic Thinking Tells Us about America



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The Last Myth: What the Rise of Apocalyptic Thinking Tells Us about America Mathew Barrett Gross, Mel Gilles ebook
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Page: 255
ISBN: 9781616145736


During the first dozen years of the twenty-first century—from Y2K through 2012—apocalyptic anticipation in America has leapt from the cultish to the mainstream. Today, nearly 60 percent of Americans believe that the events foretold in the book of Revelation will come true. But it's not just the Christian Right that is obsessed with the end of the world; secular readers hungry for catastrophe have propelled fiction and nonfiction books about peak oil, global warming, and the end of civilization into best-sellers. How did we come to live in a culture obsessed by the belief that the end is nearly here? A sweeping historical investigation into the origins of apocalyptic thought and a compelling survey of the dramatic crises we face in the twenty-first century, "The Last Myth" explains why apocalyptic beliefs are surging within the American mainstream today. Demonstrating that our expectation of the end of the world is a surprisingly recent development in human thought, authors Mathew Barrett Gross and Mel Gilles combine history, current events, and psychological and cultural analysis to reveal the profound influence of apocalyptic thinking on America's past, present, and future. Engaging, powerful, and insightful, The Last Myth will change the way you look at the world—and its end. WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING: "'The Last Myth' is book of ideas born out of this moment in time. Rapture. Rupture. Climate change. Change of heart. It is in our nature to live against the edge of apocalypse. Mathew Gross and Mel Giles show us in intelligent and provocative prose that the gift of presence is all we have. This book is one that should be brought to the dinner table for lively and transformative conversation with family and friends. At a time, when so much separates us ideologically, these ideas can unite us in our understanding that the only end of the world we really need to fear is the end of our imagination." —Terry Tempest Williams, author of "When Women Were Birds" and "The Open Space of Democracy" "'The Last Myth' is an important and moving analysis of the apocalyptic impulse that impels this culture toward its destructive ends, and an even more important and moving exploration of what we can and must do about it."—Derrick Jensen, author of "Endgame" "If you want to know what's really happening in the reality-gap between our culture and our politics, and how we can refocus our efforts on real problems rather than just fears, 'The Last Myth' lays it out in brilliant detail. A must-read book!" —Thom Hartmann, Bestselling author and international radio and TV show host "The ability to distinguish between genuine perils-like climate change-and less fearsome ones is as key a skill as there can be at this tough moment, and this book has some truly interesting thoughts about how to do it."—Bill McKibben, author of "Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet"

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