Have a Nice Doomsday: Why millions of Americans are looking forward to the end of the world

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Nicholas Guyatt

Have a Nice Doomsday

Why millions of Americans are looking forward to the end of the world

Nicholas Guyatt

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English

Ebury Press
01 September 2008

Christianity; Christian social thought & activity; Society & Social Sciences; Politics & government

A bizarre and fascinating journey into the United States' religious heartlands - and why 50 million Americans believe the apocalypse is imminent

Journeying to the dusty heartlands of America's Bible Belt, Nicholas Guyatt goes in search of the truth behind a startling statistic- 50 million Americans believe the apocalypse will take place in their own lifetimes.

They're convinced that, any day now, Jesus will snatch up his followers and spirit them to heaven. For the rest of us, things are going to get very nasty indeed- massive earthquakes, devastating wars, not to mention the terrifying rise of the Antichrist.

But true believers aren't just 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? Why do they seem so cheerful about the end of the world? And, given the disturbing involvement of a leading presidential candidate, does their influence stretch beyond the Bible Belt ... perhaps even to the White House?

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

By: Nicholas Guyatt
Imprint: Ebury Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 229g
ISBN: 9780091910884
ISBN 10: 0091910889
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 01 September 2008
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , General/trade , Undergraduate , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Born and brought up in the UK, Nicholas Guyatt spent seven years in the United States - first as a PhD student at Princeton and then as a lecturer in Princeton's Department of History - prior to teaching American History at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver. His book on US foreign policy, Another American Century, was published by Zed Books in 2000, and he is a regular reviewer for the London Review of Books. He divides his time between Canada and London.

Reviews for Have a Nice Doomsday: Why millions of Americans are looking forward to the end of the world

Wise and funny * Catholic Herald * A wonderfully readable survey * The Tablet * Funny and frightening investigation * Scotland on Sunday * Arresting and entertaining * Sunday Telegraph * Guyatt, with a twinkle in his pen, an open mind and a determination to give Rapture believers a fair hearing, has produced a provocative book * Daily Mail *