Oliver Balch

Apocalyptic Politics

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“We live in confusing times. That much is certain. Yet, Apocalyptic Politics reminds us that it was ever thus. Today, the threats may look different—climate catastrophe, nuclear conflict, economic meltdown, etc.—but the sense of the world turning on its head is as old as time. It is into this turbulent context that eschatology speaks. . . . Whittock has struck on a rich seam of socio-political analysis that is as revelatory as it is refreshing.”