In this volume the contributions analyze diverse apocalyptic phenomena religious and secular
alike. The authors use the category of entanglements in order to demonstrate that the terms
"religious" and "secular" remain ideal type abstractions which dissolve upon a closer
empirical look. They converge on the assumption that apocalypse as literature genre and lens of
interpretation either leads towards emancipation or totalitarian control. The role of
apocalypse in the advance of modernity is analyzed and how the once religious concept changes
through secularization and adaptation by various movements on the political spectrum. The main
goal is to achieve mutual appreciation by both religious and secular actors alike who seek to
enhance the common good. Both the church and secular society must humbly recognize that each
needs the other. The church must recover its apocalyptic roots and the secular society admit
its limitations.
