Have a Nice Doomsday: Why Millions of Americans Are Looking Forward to the End of the World

Guyatt, Nicholas

ISBN 10: 0061152242 / ISBN 13: 9780061152245

Published by Harper Perennial, 2007

Minimal wear to cover. Pages clean and binding tight. shelf wear. bumped edges. Paperback. Seller Inventory # FN4-01171

Synopsis:

In Have a Nice Doomsday, Nicholas Guyatt searches for the truth behind a startling statistic: 50 million Americans have come to believe that the apocalypse will take place in their lifetime. They're convinced that, any day now, Jesus will snatch up his followers and spirit them to heaven. The rest of us will be left behind to endure massive earthquakes, devastating wars, and the terrifying rise of the Antichrist. But true believers aren't 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? Does their influence stretch beyond America's religious heartland--perhaps even to the White House?

Journeying from Texas megachurches to the southern California deserts--and stopping off for a chat with prophecy superstar Tim LaHaye--Guyatt looks for answers to some burning questions: When will Russia attack Israel and ignite the Tribulation? Does the president of Iran appear in Bible prophecy? And is the Antichrist a homosexual?

Bizarre, funny, and unsettling in equal measure, Have a Nice Doomsday uncovers the apocalyptic obsessions at the heart of the world's only superpower.

About the Author:

Nicholas Guyatt was educated at Cambridge and Princeton, and he teaches history at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. He is a contributor to the London Review of Books and The Nation magazine, and he is the author of three previous books. Born and raised in England, he now lives in Vancouver.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Have a Nice Doomsday: Why Millions of ...
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publication Date: 2007
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good