Course
SOC 498 - Sociology of the End of Times
This course concentrates on the study of the "end times" (eschatology). Concerns about end times has preoccupied large segments of human population within Western Civilization for more than two millennia. From biblical prophecy through modern popular culture, the many predictions, social conditions, religious fundamentalism, geographical location, and the zealous beliefs of "chosen people" will be studied. Of major interest will be how this prophecy relates to the world's monotheistic religions
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Outline 1. Definitions of eschatology and its relationship to history, cultural studies, and sociology. 2. Biblical origin of "end times" prophecy: a. The Old Testament: Book of Daniel; Ezekiel b. The New Testament: Book Twenty-Three: The Book of Revelations 3. References from Islam's Holy Qur'an 4. The particular relationship between the prophecy of entd timesand the evolution of modnotheistic religions: a. Judaism b. Christianity c. Islam 5. Searching for end times prophecy in polytheistic religions.