It feels like the world is ending. In the midst of apocalyptic times it's tempting to cling on tightly to what we still have. But what if our desire to save the world is part of the problem?

Theology for the End of the World suggests that in responding to the deeply entwined systems of capitalism, racism and patriarchy we should stop trying to unearth a 'good version' of Christianity which stands opposed to these forms of violence and seek instead to reckon with the role that Christianity has played in making the world we now inhabit. How has Christianity shaped the histories of marriage and the family? How did Christianity invent race and give birth to capitalism? Grappling with the ambivalent inheritance of Christianity, a tradition passed down by enslaved people and enslavers; by violent husbands, resourceful wives and courageous sex workers; by rich people and the dispossessed, the book suggests Christians should give up on trying to redeem the world - a social order founded on violence and exploitation - and seek instead to end it.

About the Author
Dr Marika Rose is Senior Lecturer in Philosophical Theology at the University of Winchester. She is a trustee of Greenbelt, one of the UK's largest Christian festivals, and is a regular contributor to The Daily Service on BBC Radio 4 longwave. Her first book, A Theology of Failure: Zizek Against Christian Innocence was published by Fordham University Press in 2019.

Reviews
"Marika manages to achieve that rarest of things, a book that is on the one hand academic, robust and unapologetically challenging while still being readable and comprehensible. It's a page turner! It will leave you thinking deeply, questioning constantly and reading it out loud to your loved ones. " -- Kate Bottley
"This book is critical! Critical of the history, legacy, impact, and theologies of Christianity and the dangers they bring with them and also a critical text to read now. Marika Rose has written a bold, powerful, persuasive, and brilliant book that requires us to see the world as it really is and wrestle with our theological convictions (or lack thereof!) in the light of this seeing. Unsettling and disruptive, this book takes apocalypse seriously and challenges us to work out how we live with a theology for the end of the world." -- Karen O'Donnell
"Sharp, fresh and provocative, Rose's work is invariably generous and frequently revelatory". -- Molly Smith



Book Information
ISBN 9780334060666
Author Marika Rose
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint SCM Press
Publisher SCM Press