Book contents
- The Antichrist
- Reviews
- The Antichrist
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Plates
- Acknowledgements
- Prologue
- 1 The Origins of the Antichrist Tradition
- 2 The Story Begins
- 3 The Antichrist, East and West
- 4 Antichrists, Present and Future
- 5 Of Prophets, Priests, and Kings
- 6 The Antichrist Divided
- 7 Antichrists – Papal, Philosophical, Imperial
- Epilogue A Brief Meditation on History
- Bibliography
- Index
Epilogue - A Brief Meditation on History
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 September 2020
- The Antichrist
- Reviews
- The Antichrist
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Plates
- Acknowledgements
- Prologue
- 1 The Origins of the Antichrist Tradition
- 2 The Story Begins
- 3 The Antichrist, East and West
- 4 Antichrists, Present and Future
- 5 Of Prophets, Priests, and Kings
- 6 The Antichrist Divided
- 7 Antichrists – Papal, Philosophical, Imperial
- Epilogue A Brief Meditation on History
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The Epilogue reflects upon the meaning of history in the light of the presence of evil within it. It examines religious providence, secular progress, cosmic nihilism, and apocalypticism as potential solutions to the problem of meaning in history. It ends with a reflection on ethical eschatology at the personal level.
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- The AntichristA New Biography, pp. 285 - 290Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020