{"product_id":"apocalyptic-fervor-visions-of-the-end-times-paperback","title":"Apocalyptic Fervor: Visions of the End Times - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKen Bazyn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe late Second Temple period in Judaism and the early Christian era witnessed the rise of apocalyptic literature, its zenith being the New Testament book of Revelation. Among its prominent features are the disparity between this world and the next, a vision of God as coming judge at history's culmination, and the call to perseverance during times of adversity. Bazyn's poems are introduced by an elaborate fantasy of what heaven might be like, citing a number of Christian writers throughout the centuries as well as sources from other world religions. Then you'll encounter verse on the macabre dance of death; Orwellian tremors of totalitarianism; premonitions of madness; visits from an alien world; a house of the Lord utterly destroyed; lingering ambivalence regarding a loving, but holy, God; a triumphant baaing lamb; the cavortings of a holy fool; a final gaze at earthly life from eternity's shore; believers undergoing continuous divinization. Bright 35mm color slides deepen the surreal atmosphere, enabling you to feel the thin boundary between the ephemeral and eternal. Qualms of conscience and mortality take center stage as the entire book turns into a searching exercise for the reader's spiritual formation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKen Bazyn is long-time editorial director of Religious Book Club. He has written \u003ci\u003eThe Seven Perennial Sins and Their Offspring\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSoul-Wrestling: Meditations in Monochrome\u003c\/i\u003e. His articles\/photographs have appeared in forty-five magazines. His poetry books are \u003ci\u003eGospel Midrashim: Poems on the Life of Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJesting Angels: God's Lighter Side\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArtistic Alchemy: Transmuting Cinnabar into Gold\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHumanity: The Fallible Amphibian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNuptial Favors: Assorted Scenarios\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCreation Groans On: Nature Images\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Poetic \"I\" Alternate Voices\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 156\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 06, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53301523874099,"sku":"9781666748420","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/gmUZzcV9mJ9781666748420.webp?v=1777512991","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/apocalyptic-fervor-visions-of-the-end-times-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}