Tag Archives: Book of Revelation

The End, and New Beginnings

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Mac Warren

Throughout human history, the apocalypse has been present as a cultural construct capable of inducing a wide range of reactions among those who accept its viability. Now, as the concept is deconstructed in conjunction with the complexities of postmodernism, the … Continue reading →

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Ending With a Whimper, Not a Bang

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Mac Warren

“The clocks stopped at 1:17.  A long shear of light and then a series of low concussions.  He got up and went to the window.  What is it?  she said.  He didn’t answer.  He went into the bathroom and threw … Continue reading →

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Final Paper & Creative Project Proposal

Posted on October 26, 2010 by jonrossi

As I near the close of my senior year, it’s becoming increasingly necessary for me to focus on my Honors Thesis.  By now I’ve known what I would write about for a year or so – Bruce Springsteen, but to … Continue reading →

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Rationalizing the End of the World

Posted on October 10, 2010 by Mac Warren

The direct and concise analysis of apocalyptic belief and its connection to fundamentalism in Charles B. Strozier, David M. Terzian, and James W. Jones’ Fundamentalist Mindset is in many ways a literary foil to the hyperbolic narrative formed in Tim … Continue reading →

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Red Assaults & Comic Gems

Posted on October 3, 2010 by jonrossi

In a lot of ways, Watchmen was a hugely satisfying book.  Before getting to the serious writing, however, let me address the silly end of the spectrum. You see, for years in high school I (mostly) jokingly believed that every … Continue reading →

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