appassionato , 5 months ago to bookstodon

A Guide to the End of the World: Everything You Never Wanted to Know

Thousands of people die every year from floods, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, hurricanes and typhoons. Yet compared to what the Earth endured in prehistoric times-lethal volcanic winters, deadly asteroid collisions-our civilization has developed against a backdrop of relative geological calm. Will this calm last?

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bibliolater , 6 months ago to religion

"This article closely analyses Hobbes's scriptural case for two aspects of eschatology: the doctrine of mortalism and the terrestrial kingdom of God."

OKADA, T. A. K. U. Y. A. (2022) “Hobbes's Eschatology and Scriptural Interpretation in Leviathan,” The Journal of Ecclesiastical History. Cambridge University Press, 73(2), pp. 308–325. doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022046921000683 #OpenAccess #OA #Journal #Research #Article #History #Christianity #Religion #Eschatology #Philosophy @religion @philosophyofreligion @philosophy