In Isfahan, our interpretation of the Rapture, the one shared by most evangelicals across the world, was this: as the end of the world nears, floods, wars and famines will plague the Earth. “We live in end times!” our congregation often said, instead of “the end is near”. I understand now that eschatological promises provide closure, the end of mankind’s story on Earth, at once terrible and necessary. This world is coming to an end anyway. The ungrateful refugee: ‘We have no debt to repay’ Read moreChildren tie us to a world that won’t soon end.

Source: The Guardian August 25, 2017 04:52 UTC