From e2b3584733012969dc0dc3d1ac2af44c6d627e0c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joe Carstairs Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:11:21 +0100 Subject: chp2: rest of this chapter --- chapter2.md | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'chapter2.md') diff --git a/chapter2.md b/chapter2.md index 3a22798..bd4e1a4 100644 --- a/chapter2.md +++ b/chapter2.md @@ -244,7 +244,12 @@ language in green rhetoric: 4. Apocalyptic language is millenarian and thus promotes destruction. 5. Apocalyptic language is violent and vindictive. -In fact, the Apocalypse of St John is very different from catastrophism. +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. For St John, there is no impending catastrophe that his audience can avert. The tribulations have already begun, and are largely in the hands of cosmic forces -- cgit v1.2.3