Everyday Apocalypse: The Sacred Revealed in Radiohead, The Simpsons, and Other Pop Culture Icons
Ebook
Overview
The term “apocalypse” usually evokes images of mass
destruction-burning buildings and nuclear fallout, or even rapture
and tribulation. Often, our attempts to interpret the imagery of
the book of Revelation seem to carry us far away from our
day-to-day existence.
David Dark challenges this narrow understanding in Everyday
Apocalypse, calling his readers back to the root of the word,
which is “revelation.” Through readings of Flannery O’Connor
stories and savvy discussion of The Matrix themes, Dark
calls us to imagine the apocalypse as a more watchful way of being
in the world. He draws on the sometimes unlikely wisdom of popular
culture-including The Simpsons and films like The Truman
Show-to highlight how the imagination can expose our moral
condition. Ultimately, Dark presents apocalypse as honest
self-assessment and other-centeredness in the here and now.
This engaging book holds enormous appeal for readers interested in
the pursuit of everyday spirituality. It will delight lovers of
literature, popular music, and movies, as well as anyone concerned
with a Christian response to popular culture.