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Apocalypse Past, Present, and Future: Thinking about the End in History and Culture

New Books in History

English - January 29, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - ★★★★ - 190 ratings
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Historian John Jeffries Martin traces narratives of the Apocalypse over the last 500 years in the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim traditions in his new book, A Beautiful Ending. This discussion about the culture of Apocalypse follows (and is the second part of) an interview we began on the New Books in History Podcast which was a historical discussion.
Professor Martin is an Early Modern Historian at Duke University. His earlier books include Venice’s Hidden Enemies: Italian Heretics in a Renaissance City (1993), and Myths of Renaissance Individualism (2004). He is also editor of several books, including The Renaissance World (2007), which I remember reading as a graduate student.

Professor Martin’s faculty website at Duke University

Professor Martin’s books on Amazon.com

First Half of this Interview: New Books in History

Thomas More, Utopia (1516)

E. S. O. Martin, What We Talk About When We Talk About the Apocalypse:

Howard Zinn and Christopher Columbus on The Sopranos

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Historian John Jeffries Martin traces narratives of the Apocalypse over the last 500 years in the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim traditions in his new book, A Beautiful Ending. This discussion about the culture of Apocalypse follows (and is the second part of) an interview we began on the New Books in History Podcast which was a historical discussion.

Professor Martin is an Early Modern Historian at Duke University. His earlier books include Venice’s Hidden Enemies: Italian Heretics in a Renaissance City (1993), and Myths of Renaissance Individualism (2004). He is also editor of several books, including The Renaissance World (2007), which I remember reading as a graduate student.


Professor Martin’s faculty website at Duke University

Professor Martin’s books on Amazon.com

First Half of this Interview: New Books in History

Thomas More, Utopia (1516)
E. S. O. Martin, What We Talk About When We Talk About the Apocalypse:

Howard Zinn and Christopher Columbus on The Sopranos

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Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history