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Apocalypse In James Berger's After The End

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In his book, After The End, James Berger explains his conception of apocalypse. James Berger is not interested in one set definition of apocalypse, but rather three different senses of the term. According to Berger, one sense of apocalypse is the eschaton; the actual imagined end of the world. This is similar to the ‘end’ as described by Revelation in the New Testament, Medieval Millenarian movements and today’s vision of ecological suicide. The second sense refers to catastrophes that resemble the imagined final ending. This can be interpreted as eschaton, as an end of something, and a way of life or thinking. The Holocaust and the use of atomic weapons against Japan have assumed apocalyptic significance. Previous historical narratives
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