From 91d1db054375ff5b7d2d306fc57b3fc7de32a2d6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joe Carstairs Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:27:03 +0100 Subject: chp2: tweak 'rest of this chapter' para --- chapter2.md | 12 ++++++------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/chapter2.md b/chapter2.md index 1310404..1b07627 100644 --- a/chapter2.md +++ b/chapter2.md @@ -244,12 +244,12 @@ language in green rhetoric: 4. Apocalyptic language is millenarian and thus promotes destruction. 5. Apocalyptic language is violent and vindictive. -In the rest of this chapter, I will aim to show that the Apocalypse of St John -has frequently been attacked in all these terms before, but that these -criticisms have always fallen short of appreciating the radical potential of the -Apocalypse. Then, in chapter 3, I will aim to show that green rhetors even now -must make use of those radical possibilities of apocalyptic language in order to -be politically effective, and suggest some ways how they might do that. +In the rest of this chapter, I will aim to show that these criticisms would, if +they were applied to the Apocalypse of St John as it was addressed to its +original audience, fail to reflect the radical possibilities of that work. Then, +in chapter 3, I will aim to show that green rhetors even now must make use of +those radical possibilities of apocalyptic language in order to be politically +effective, and suggest some ways how they might do that. The first thing to notice is that, while the first three criticisms enumerated above all assume that apocalyptic language is catastrophic, the Apocalypse -- cgit v1.2.3