: The world is divided into two discrete realities—the perfect transcendent (Heaven) and the flawed mundane (Earth). This manifests as radical binaries: truth vs. lies, light vs. darkness, and the "Elect" vs. the "Other".
: History is viewed as unidirectional and finite, moving toward a predetermined ending. Apocalypticism in the Modern Period and the Con...
: The erosion of centrist liberalism has allowed apocalyptic rhetoric to become a standard tool in nativist political movements globally. Functional Role in Modern Society : The world is divided into two discrete