Have a nice doomsday : why millions of Americans are looking forward to the end of the world /

Guyatt, Nicholas, 1973-

Have a nice doomsday : why millions of Americans are looking forward to the end of the world / Nicholas Guyatt. - 1st ed. - New York : Harper Perennial, c2007. - 276, 18 p. ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-274).

Prologue : The beginning of the end -- Jews and a furious Christ -- In search of a perfect red heifer -- Of horns, little horns, and Antichrists -- Riding the white elephant -- American apocalypse -- The dirty old fishpond -- Nuking the hill -- Tom Clancy with prayer -- Armageddon comes later -- Epilogue : An intercept from God.

A study of apocalyptic Christianity assesses the beliefs of the fifty million Americans who believe that the apocalypse will occur during their lifetimes and their involvement in debates over gay rights, foreign policy, and abortion.

0061152242 9780061152245

2008297469


End of the world--Political aspects.
Judgment Day--Political aspects.
Prophecy--Christianity--Political aspects.
Public opinion--United States.
Religion and state--United States.
Church and state--United States.

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