Doomsday

America is a nation of immigrants. People from all over the world come here for a myriad of reason, but they all have one thing in common: travel. Immigrants have to make a journey to get here. (Unless you are Native American, in which case this essay would not apply.) Once upon a time, the […]

In Chapter 7, “The Problem of Endism,” Strozier concludes, “Social crisis, or a big war, or a disaster like nuclear terrorism could transform the [fundamentalist] movement overnight into a  potent and active apocalyptic force, and so transform the American political and social landscape” (Strozier 166). America, as a Christian nation, and more importantly, as the […]

We are all products of our generation. Our ideas, beliefs and basic tenets are imprinted in us from infancy; as we watch our parents go about their lives, their behavior is absorbed into our impressionable minds. That we should apply the culture of our time with a prophetic event is no great leap of logic. […]

As a young girl, I never wanted to go to sleep. I was convinced that, the moment I closed my eyes, my parents would have a party— one to which everyone but me would be invited. Always afraid that I would miss something, I tried my best to keep my eyes open. However, as it always does, sleep found ways of forcing itself upon me and I would be kept in the dark about the details of the night.