How to Survive the Apocalypse
Zombies, Cylons, Faith, and Politics at the End of the World
by Robert Joustra and Alissa Wilkinson
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Pub Date May 20 2016 | Archive Date May 20 2016
Description
The world is going to hell. So begins this book,
pointing to the prevalence of apocalypse — cataclysmic destruction
and nightmarish end-of-the-world scenarios — in contemporary entertainment.
In How to Survive the Apocalypse Robert Joustra and Alissa Wilkinson
examine a number of popular stories — from the Cylons in Battlestar
Galactica to the purging of innocence in Game of Thrones to the
hordes of zombies in The Walking Dead — and argue that such
apocalyptic stories reveal a lot about us here and now, about how we conceive
of our life together, including some of our deepest tensions and anxieties.
Besides analyzing the dsytopian shift in popular culture, Joustra and Wilkinson
also suggest how Christians can live faithfully and with integrity in such a
cultural context.
A Note From the Publisher
Foreword by Andy Crouch
Advance Praise
“Dear Netflix: Hold off on sending Parks and Recreation, and
start me on the second season of The Walking Dead. After reading this terrific
book by Alissa Wilkinson and Robert Joustra, I have decided I am ready for more
‘apocalypse.’ I had been immersed in the writings of Alasdair McIntyre and
Charles Taylor, but this book helped me make the connections of those
philosophical explorations to ‘dystopian’ narratives. So I am now going to work
at coming up with my own informed understandings of zombie plots.”
— Richard Mouw, Fuller Theological Seminary
“All too often, books on pop culture by Christian scholars,
pastors, and theologians lapse into the ‘what to think’ category. What’s
different about reading How to Survive the Apocalypse is that
we understand better why we’re seeing what we’re seeing.
That’s because a political philosopher (Joustra) and a cultural critic
(Wilkinson) are probably in better position to be guides for us on how it has
come to pass that our secular age is perennially obsessed with the fantasy of
‘the end of the world.’”
— Gregory Alan Thornbury, President of The King's College
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9780802872715 |
| PRICE | $16.00 (USD) |
