A well-researched, if fairly standard, manifesto about how the end of the world is nigh.
A debut work of Christian eschatology identifies signs of the apocalypse in the globe’s tumultuous climate.
Today’s world is full of strange phenomena—ferocious storms, heat waves, punishing droughts, polar vortexes—that many are quick to attribute to the process of global warming. But could these happenings be better explained by biblical prophecies? Coverley, a Howard University adjunct professor with a Ph.D. in organizational/health communication, looks at media stories, scientific evidence, the opinions of laypeople, and the Scriptures themselves to find the answer. “This book will make people aware of and prepare them for the upcoming events,” writes the author in his introduction, “along with hope for escaping and embracing the new world order that the Bible promises.” From birds falling out of the sky and increased cyber warfare to the international refugee crisis and widespread flooding, Coverley shows readers what the media are reporting, what the zeitgeist is saying, and what scientists are asserting before diving into the biblical explanations for these occurrences. Citing the words of Old Testament prophets, New Testament apostles, and Jesus himself, the author argues that there is a divine explanation for all of this. Whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing depends on where readers sit with the Man Upstairs. Coverley writes with the urgency one would expect from a man foretelling doom, though his message is surprisingly inclusive: “When believers in Jesus Christ see the signs related to his coming, they should rejoice because he is coming soon, not get into fights about ‘taking back our country,’ not dividing a nation, one group against another.” The author has done a great deal of research, and, for a religious text, he gets relatively deep into the science of climate change, providing rich details. That said, this is a book about the imminent end of the world, and readers even somewhat familiar with that millenniums-old genre will find all the usual tropes present. Coverley structures the work as if readers can choose between science and faith. But the real option that he offers is accept Jesus as your savior or miss out on the kingdom of heaven.
A well-researched, if fairly standard, manifesto about how the end of the world is nigh.Pub Date: Dec. 8, 2017
ISBN: 978-1-973608-03-5
Page Count: 500
Publisher: Westbow Press
Review Posted Online: March 14, 2018
Review Program: Kirkus Indie
Worthwhile reference stuffed with facts and illustrations.
A compendium of charts, time lines, lists and illustrations to accompany study of the Bible.
This visually appealing resource provides a wide array of illustrative and textually concise references, beginning with three sets of charts covering the Bible as a whole, the Old Testament and the New Testament. These charts cover such topics as biblical weights and measures, feasts and holidays and the 12 disciples. Most of the charts use a variety of illustrative techniques to convey lessons and provide visual interest. A worthwhile example is “How We Got the Bible,” which provides a time line of translation history, comparisons of canons among faiths and portraits of important figures in biblical translation, such as Jerome and John Wycliffe. The book then presents a section of maps, followed by diagrams to conceptualize such structures as Noah’s Ark and Solomon’s Temple. Finally, a section on Christianity, cults and other religions describes key aspects of history and doctrine for certain Christian sects and other faith traditions. Overall, the authors take a traditionalist, conservative approach. For instance, they list Moses as the author of the Pentateuch (the first five books of the Hebrew Bible) without making mention of claims to the contrary. When comparing various Christian sects and world religions, the emphasis is on doctrine and orthodox theology. Some chapters, however, may not completely align with the needs of Catholic and Orthodox churches. But the authors’ leanings are muted enough and do not detract from the work’s usefulness. As a resource, it’s well organized, inviting and visually stimulating. Even the most seasoned reader will learn something while browsing.
Worthwhile reference stuffed with facts and illustrations.Pub Date: Sept. 1, 2005
ISBN: 978-1-5963-6022-8
Page Count: -
Publisher: N/A
Review Posted Online: May 23, 2010
Review Program: Kirkus Indie
This a book of earlier, philosophical essays concerned with the essential "absurdity" of life and the concept that- to overcome the strong tendency to suicide in every thoughtful man-one must accept life on its own terms with its values of revolt, liberty and passion. A dreary thesis- derived from and distorting the beliefs of the founders of existentialism, Jaspers, Heldegger and Kierkegaard, etc., the point of view seems peculiarly outmoded. It is based on the experience of war and the resistance, liberally laced with Andre Gide's excessive intellectualism. The younger existentialists such as Sartre and Camus, with their gift for the terse novel or intense drama, seem to have omitted from their philosophy all the deep religiosity which permeates the work of the great existentialist thinkers. This contributes to a basic lack of vitality in themselves, in these essays, and ten years after the war Camus seems unaware that the life force has healed old wounds... Largely for avant garde aesthetes and his special coterie.
Pub Date: Sept. 26, 1955
ISBN: 0679733736
Page Count: 228
Publisher: Knopf
Review Posted Online: Sept. 19, 2011
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 1, 1955
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