But a frustrating new attempt to chart its cultural history does little to unveil either one. It is hard to imagine a more tiresome book about a more fascinating subject than Ed Simon’s The Dove and ...

A Short History of the Apocalypse by Frankie Boyle and Charlie Skelton is an upcoming satirical novel about a time traveller giving us tips on how to survive the impending Apocalypse. And it will be ...

The law's reach never stretched this far.

There’s been a lot of talk lately about the apocalypse — about Armageddon, the end of days, the final battles and plagues foretold in the Book of Revelation. Many believers are bracing themselves for ...

The word apocalypse has long been misinterpreted as a cataclysmic end of the world—a firestorm of divine wrath and ruin. Yet its original Greek root, apokálypsis, translates to “unveiling” or ...

Jesus is coming -- Global war and Christian nationalism -- The birth of fundamentalism -- The culture wars begin -- American education on trial -- Seeking salvation with the GOP -- The rise of the ...