In this special bonus for Episode 1 I delve a bit more into the history of the Book of Revelation, looking at what the text actually says and some of the reactions on its content. This is meant to supplement the main Episode 1 and its discussion of the End of the World. 

I'm producing these episodes in parallel with a course of the same name which I am teaching at California State University, Chico where I am currently teaching.  In this first episode (linked here) I delved into some of the history and background context to the End of the World, and ask why ideas about the world ending continue to resonate in our contemporary world and popular culture. Each week I will look at a different topic related to the end of the world, from doomsday preppers and our deepest fears to the role of religion, media, and politics.

For show notes and more details about this course (and some of the materials references in this episode) be sure to visit my End of the World page:

https://www.chriscrews.com/end-of-the-world-podcast/

Thanks for listening.

Dr. Crews