Apocalyptus Interruptus: A Christian Black Comedy Novella
Apocalyptus Interruptus: A Christian Black Comedy Novella

Author: Scott Reeves

Publisher: Aether Wind

Published:

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13:

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Is there redemption for the Devil? A Screwtape Letters for the modern era, Apocalyptus Interruptus is a black comedy novella that explores the nature of evil and forgiveness, set in a world that’s teetering on the brink of the Apocalypse when Satan decides to call the whole thing off so that he can repent and seek God’s forgiveness. He’s paired with an atheist government official who acts as his bodyguard as he goes on a tour to make his case and reassure people that the world isn’t about to end. Meanwhile, Christians and Satanists, determined that the End shall come right on schedule despite a repentant Satan, work together to get the course of prophetic events back on track. keywords: black comedy, dark comedy, c.s. lewis, apocalyptic fiction, the second coming, christian science fiction, end times prophecy, christian allegory, contemporary fantasy, novella

Marketing Apocalypse
Marketing Apocalypse

Author: Jim Bell

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2003-09-02

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 113468925X

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The present volume of essays examines the extent to which the end of marketing is nigh. The authors explore the present state of marketing scholarship and put forward a variety of visions of marketing in the twenty first century. Ranging from narratology to feminism, these suggestions are always enlightening, often provocative and occasionally outrageous. Maketing Apocalypse is required reading for anyone interested in the future of marketing.

Plotting Apocalypse
Plotting Apocalypse

Author: Jennie Chapman

Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi

Published: 2013-09-13

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 1617039039

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It is the not-too-distant future, and the rapture has occurred. Every born-again Christian on the planet has, without prior warning, been snatched from the earth to meet Christ in the heavens, while all those without the requisite faith have been left behind to suffer the wrath of the Antichrist as the earth enters into its final days. This is the premise that animates the enormously popular cultural phenomenon that is the Left Behind series of prophecy novels, co-written by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins and published between 1995 and 2007. But these books are more than fiction: it is the sincere belief of many evangelicals that these events actually will occur--soon. Plotting Apocalypse delves into the world of rapture, prophecy, and tribulation in order to account for the extraordinary cultural salience of these books and the impact of the world they project. Through penetrating readings of the novels, Chapman shows how the series offers a new model of evangelical agency for its readership. The novels teach that although believers are incapable of changing the course of a future that has been preordained by God, they can become empowered by learning to read the prophetic books of the Bible--and the signs of the times--correctly. Reading and interpretation become key indices of agency in the world that Left Behind limns. Plotting Apocalypse reveals the significant cultural work that Left Behind performs in developing a counter-narrative to the passivity and fatalism that can characterize evangelical prophecy belief. Chapman's arguments may bear profound implications for the future of American evangelicalism and its interactions with culture, society, and politics.

AIDS and American Apocalypticism
AIDS and American Apocalypticism

Author: Thomas Lawrence Long

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Published: 2012-02-01

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 079148467X

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Since public discourse about AIDS began in 1981, it has characterized AIDS as an apocalyptic plague: a punishment for sin and a sign of the end of the world. Christian fundamentalists had already configured the gay male population most visibly affected by AIDS as apocalyptic signifiers or signs of the "end times." Their discourse grew out of a centuries-old American apocalypticism that included images of crisis, destruction, and ultimate renewal. In this book, Thomas L. Long examines the ways in which gay and AIDS activists, artists, writers, scientists, and journalists appropriated this apocalyptic rhetoric in order to mobilize attention to the medical crisis, prevent the spread of the disease, and treat the HIV infected. Using the analytical tools of literary analysis, cultural studies, performance theory, and social semiotics, AIDS and American Apocalypticism examines many kinds of discourse, including fiction, drama, performance art, demonstration graphics and brochures, biomedical publications, and journalism and shows that, while initially useful, the effects of apocalyptic rhetoric in the long term are dangerous. Among the important figures in AIDS activism and the arts discussed are David Drake, Tim Miller, Sarah Schulman, and Tony Kushner, as well as the organizations ACT UP and Lesbian Avengers.

Gender and Apocalyptic Desire
Gender and Apocalyptic Desire

Author: Brenda E. Brasher

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-12-18

Total Pages: 197

ISBN-13: 1317488873

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The female body has been an object of oppression and control throughout history. 'Gender and Apocalyptic Desire' exposes the often-hidden links between the struggles of women and the conflict of good versus evil. The essays examine the collisions between feminist and apocalyptic thought, the ways in which apocalyptic belief functions as bodily discipline and cultural practice, and how some currents of apocalyptic desire can enable women's equality. A wide range of issues are examined, from anti-abortion terrorism to the stigmata of Christ and visions of Mary.

Marketing - The Retro Revolution
Marketing - The Retro Revolution

Author: Stephen Brown

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2001-08-21

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9780761968511

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The rise of retro has led many to conclude that it represents the end of marketing, that it is indicative of inertia, ossification and the waning of creativity. Marketing — The Retro Revolution explains why the opposite is the case, demonstrating that retro-orientation is a harbinger of change and a revolution in marketing thinking. In his engaging and lively style, Stephen Brown shows that the implications of today's retro revolution are much more profound than the existing literature suggests. He argues that just as retro-marketing practitioners are looking to the past for inspiration, so too students, consultants and academics should seek to do likewise.

The Miracle Brigade
The Miracle Brigade

Author: Scott Reeves

Publisher: Scott Reeves

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Total Pages: 105

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After attending a seminar led by a famous, charismatic motivational speaker, four dysfunctional misfits are unexpectedly granted superpowers that are fueled by their individual dysfunctions. There's the nerd whose extreme shyness allows him to become invisible. There's the princess, whose fear of old age allows her to time travel into the past. There's the stressed office worker, whose sense of not having enough time allows him to freeze time. Finally, there's the delivery guy, whose claustrophobia allows him to walk through walls. Their first mission: find the President of the United States, who has suddenly gone missing.

Combatting Homophobia
Combatting Homophobia

Author: Michael Groneberg

Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 3643111460

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Discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity concerns everybody, but it is foremost lesbian and gay persons who have to deal with it, especially when confronting the discovery of their homosexuality as a child or adolescent. In this book, education practitioners working with youth and researchers - from social, political, and educational sciences, as well as theology and philosophy - raise awareness of the wide spectrum of homophobia and offer solutions to the suffering it engenders in youths. The book will be helpful for parents, teachers, and others who are responsible for youth and education. It reviews concrete knowledge, combines it with scientific approaches, and identifies the need for further research. (Series: Gender-Diskussion - Vol. 13)

Geocentricity: The Debates
Geocentricity: The Debates

Author: Scott Reeves

Publisher: Aether Wind

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Total Pages: 172

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Geocentrism: The belief that Earth is literally motionless at the center of a universe which revolves around it. Believe it or not, in this day and age, there are still people who hold such a belief. But is there any scientific evidence to support this belief, or are these people just a bunch of kooks? This book consists of a series of debates on this issue.

Republican Jesus
Republican Jesus

Author: Tony Keddie

Publisher: University of California Press

Published: 2020-10-06

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 0520356233

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The complete guide to debunking right-wing misinterpretations of the Bible—from economics and immigration to gender and sexuality. Jesus loves borders, guns, unborn babies, and economic prosperity and hates homosexuality, taxes, welfare, and universal healthcare—or so say many Republican politicians, pundits, and preachers. Through outrageous misreadings of the New Testament gospels that started almost a century ago, conservative influencers have conjured a version of Jesus who speaks to their fears, desires, and resentments. In Republican Jesus, Tony Keddie explains not only where this right-wing Christ came from and what he stands for but also why this version of Jesus is a fraud. By restoring Republicans’ cherry-picked gospel texts to their original literary and historical contexts, Keddie dismantles the biblical basis for Republican positions on hot-button issues like Big Government, taxation, abortion, immigration, and climate change. At the same time, he introduces readers to an ancient Jesus whose life experiences and ethics were totally unlike those of modern Americans, conservatives and liberals alike.