History as Apocalypse (Dissertation (Paperback)) - Softcover

Altizer, Thomas J. J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0887060145 ISBN 13: 9780887060144

Publisher: State University of New York Press, 1985

Synopsis

History as Apocalypse is a reenactment of the history of the Western consciousness from the Homeric and Biblica revolutions through Finnegans Wake. This occurs through a historical, literary, and theological analysis of the Christian epic tradition. While attention is focused primarily upon Dante, Milton, Blake, and Joyce, the Classical and Biblical foundations of the Christian epic are explored with the intention of discovering an organic unity in the evolution of the Western consciousness. Our primary epics are identified as revolutionary breakthroughs, not only as transformations of consciousness but also records of social revolutions. The Christian epic is both a consequence and a primary embodiment of the decisive historical revolutions, revolutions culminating with the ending of our historical evolution.

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About the Author

Thomas J. J. Altizer is Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at Stony Brook University, State University of New York. His many books include The Call to Radical Theology (edited by Lissa McCullough); Living the Death of God: A Theological Memoir; Godhead and the Nothing; The Contemporary Jesus; and History as Apocalypse, all published by SUNY Press.

Edition details

• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Publication date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0887060145
• ISBN 13: 9780887060144
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 265