Have a Nice Doomsday: Why millions of Americans are looking forward to the end of the world - Softcover

Guyatt, Nicholas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0091910889 ISBN 13: 9780091910884

Publisher: Ebury Press, 2008

Synopsis

Journeying to the dusty heartlands of America's Bible Belt, Nicholas Guyatt goes in search of the truth behind a startling statistic: 50 million Americans believe the apocalypse will take place in their own lifetimes.They're convinced that, any day now, Jesus will snatch up his followers and spirit them to heaven. For the rest of us, things are going to get very nasty indeed: massive earthquakes, devastating wars, not to mention the terrifying rise of the Antichrist. But true believers aren't just sitting around waiting for the Rapture. They're getting involved in debates over abortion, gay rights and even foreign policy. Are they devout or deranged Why do they seem so cheerful about the end of the world And, given the disturbing involvement of a leading presidential candidate, does their influence stretch beyond the Bible Belt ... perhaps even to the White HouseStrange, funny and unsettling in equal measure, Have a Nice Doomsday uncovers the apocalyptic obsession at the heart of the world's only superpower.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ebury Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0091910889
• ISBN 13: 9780091910884
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336