Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-294)

Biblical apocalyptic : what is being revealed / Ted Grimsrud -- The language of warfare in the book of Revelation / Richard Bauckham -- Between Babylon and Anathoth : toward a theology of hope in migration / Nancy Elizabeth Bedford -- Faithful, true, and violent? : christology and "divine vengeance" in the Revelation to John / David J. Neville -- Hastening the day when the earth will burn? : global warming, Revelation, 2 Peter 3 / Barbara R. Rossing -- Turning the tables : war, peace, and the Last Supper / James E. Brenneman -- God, judgment, and non-violence / John E. Phelan -- The dragon lives still / J. Denny Weaver -- Is the Apocalypse inevitable? : Native American prophecy and the mimetic theory / Michael Hardin -- Redeeming the entire universe / Walter Wink -- From ontology to iconochrony : a positively anthropological Second Coming / Anthony W. Bartlett -- A kinder, gentler Apocalypse? : Ren Ǧirard, the book of Revelation, and the bottomless abyss of the unforgettable victim / Stephen Finamore -- The final judgment : sunrise of Christ's liberating justice / J rgen Moltmann -- Orthodox eschatology and St. Gregory of Nyssa's De vita Moysis : transfiguration, cosmic unity, and compassion / Andrew P. Klager -- Prophecy, end-times, and American apocalypse : reclaiming hope for our world / Barbara R. Rossing -- Vincent Van Gogh's compassionate eschatology / Carol Berry.