Antichrist: Two Thousand Years of the Human Fascination with EvilAs the millennium draws to a close, we are experiencing a surge of interest in Antichrist. Historically, turns of the century, but especially turns of millenia, seem to whip up our fantasies about the end and the role of a thoroughly evil human agent in its coming. In this survey of the history of the Antichrist, the author presents the Christian origins of the legend, playing close attention to how it plays on the popular imagination. |
Contents
The Second Adam and | 33 |
Antichrist | 57 |
The Final Enemy in the | 79 |
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Antichrist: Two Thousand Years of the Human Fascination with Evil Bernard McGinn No preview available - 1994 |
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