Living Apocalypse: A Revelation Reader and A Guide for the Perplexed

by Gregory J. Laughery

Everybody thinks about the end of the world. Various theories try to explain what might happen in the future, and many people believe that an end of some kind is inevitable. Debates among Christians along these lines are as frequent today as ever, generating questions like: Are we living in the end times? Will the world cease to exist as we know it? And if it all comes down, does it matter whose side we are on?

In Living Apocalypse, Dr. Laughery points out the dangers of making faulty predictions and highlights some possibilities for living faithfully in response to the instability of our present context. Shining light on the complex imagery of the biblical book of Revelation, Laughery takes the reader through key terms and concepts and provides them with his own insights, as well as invaluable broader strategies of interpretation. In reading this book, one has the feeling that something is being constructed as this biblical text becomes more accessible and unnecessary debris from past assumptions is cleared.

This mindful analysis of Revelation will no doubt encourage reflection in readers questioning the future — what can we know about it, and what does it mean to live with present hope now?

192 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2008