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The Last Myth: What the Rise of Apocalypic Thinking Tells Us about America, by Mathew Barrett Gross and Mel Gilles explores the question of why apocalyptic belief is surging into the American mainstream today. This sweeping historical investigation into the origins of apocalyptic thought reveals that while the apocalypse as a belief has been absent from most of human history, it has played a powerful role in the history of Western civilization, and America as a nation is uniquely founded upon end-times ideals.
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The Last Myth: What the Rise of Apocalypic Thinking Tells Us about America, by Mathew Barrett Gross and Mel Gilles explores the question of why apocalyptic belief is surging into the American mainstream today. This sweeping historical investigation into the origins of apocalyptic thought reveals that while the apocalypse as a belief has been absent from most of human history, it has played a powerful role in the history of Western civilization, and America as a nation is uniquely founded upon end-times ideals.
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