Approaching the Apocalypse: A Short History of Christian Millenarianism

<p>xvi, 232pp. Red cloth-covered boards; silver titles on spine. 8vo. Rubbed bottom corners and spine ends, bump to front fore edge. Top text block edge just starting to fox. Internally, a very neat, clean, bright and tight volume. This book offers a fascinating history of the startling idea of the end of the days within Western cultural history. Covering a wealth of different historical and textural material and opening a window onto 2000 years of Christian eschatological thinking.</p>