{"product_id":"9781467445290","title":"How to Survive the Apocalypse: Zombies, Cylons, Faith, and Politics at the End of the World","description":"\u003ci\u003eIncisive insights into contemporary pop culture and its apocalyptic bent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe world is going to hell. \u003c\/i\u003eSo begins this book, pointing to the prevalence of \u003ci\u003eapocalypse\u003c\/i\u003e — cataclysmic destruction and nightmarish end-of-the-world scenarios — in contemporary entertainment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eHow to Survive the Apocalypse\u003c\/i\u003e Robert Joustra and Alissa Wilkinson examine a number of popular stories — from the Cylons in \u003ci\u003eBattlestar Galactica\u003c\/i\u003e to the purging of innocence in \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e to the hordes of zombies in \u003ci\u003eThe Walking Dead\u003c\/i\u003e — and argue that such apocalyptic stories reveal a lot about us here and now, about how we conceive of our life together, including some of our deepest tensions and anxieties.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Besides analyzing the dsytopian shift in popular culture, Joustra and Wilkinson also suggest how Christians can live faithfully and with integrity in such a cultural context.","brand":"Eerdmans, William B. Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141466308848,"sku":"9781467445290","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781467445290_p0.jpg?v=1769892397","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781467445290","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}