Category Archives: apocalypticism

2012 and Mayan Calendar of the End

November 19th, 2009 | Posted in 2012 Mayan prophecy, apocalypticism, millenarianism, pop culture

Several weeks ago I first saw the trailers for 2012 in movie theaters and on television. The trailer depicted a man and his family making a last second escape from apparently worldwide destruction as homes, buildings, freeways, and entire landscapes crumbled around them in a catastrophic upheaval. A small private airplane with the family on […]

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LEGION: Apocalypse and the Postmodern Imagination

August 14th, 2009 | Posted in angels, apocalypticism

With this post I bring together a revised version of a post I wrote for another blog of mine, with a film trailer for Legion, due out in January 2010. (A word of warning to my readers: The trailer is rated R for mature viewers due to graphic language.) These two items come together in […]

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Terminator Salvation: Apocalypse and Transhumanism

May 16th, 2009 | Posted in apocalypticism, artificial intelligence, science fiction, Terminator

Will the new TERMINATOR explore apocalyptic anxiety regarding technology and nuclear annihilation in a new way? In my recent article for Cinefantastique Online I explore the changing face of apocalyptic myth and then suggest ways in which this might be explored in the soon-to-be-released TERMINATOR SALVATION. Below are excerpts from the article which can be read […]

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Pop Culture Explores the Apocalypse

February 11th, 2008 | Posted in apocalypticism, pop culture

The January 28, 2008 issue of TIME magazine includes an interesting article in its Arts section title “Apocalypse New” by Lev Grossman. The article can also be found online here. The article is worthy of reflection in that it notes the continued exploration of the end of human life and dominance on this planet through […]

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The Birds as Precursor to Nature Apocalypticism?

March 26th, 2007 | Posted in apocalypticism, Hitchcock, The Birds

I am have been so busy with my graduate studies at seminary as the semester winds down and my writing projects need to be completed that I have not been able to devote nearly the attention to posting comments here on this blog. I’d like my posts to be substantial and academically sound, but in […]

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