{"product_id":"the-rapture-exposed-the-message-of-hope-in-the-book-of-revelation-9780813343143","title":"The Rapture Exposed: The Message of Hope in the Book of Revelation","description":"The idea of \"The Rapture\" -- the return of Christ to rescue and deliver Christians off the earth -- is an extremely popular interpretation of the Bible's Book of Revelation and a jumping-off point for the best-selling \"Left Behind\" series of books. This interpretation, based on a psychology of fear and destruction, guides the daily acts of thousands if not millions of people worldwide. In \u003ci\u003eThe Rapture Exposed\u003c\/i\u003e, Barbara Rossing argues that this script for the world's future is nothing more than a disingenuous distortion of the Bible. The truth, Rossing argues, is that Revelation offers a vision of God's healing love for the world. \u003ci\u003eThe Rapture Exposed\u003c\/i\u003e reclaims Christianity from fundamentalists' destructive reading of the biblical story and back into God's beloved community.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara R. Rossing\u003c\/b\u003e teaches New Testament at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. She holds a doctorate from Harvard University Divinity School and a Masters of Divinity degree from Yale University Divinity School. An ordained minister in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, she lives in Chicago.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50662303760658,"sku":"9780813343143","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3416aca2-25bc-4787-9ddd-3b1a34e804f8.jpg?v=1733519231","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-rapture-exposed-the-message-of-hope-in-the-book-of-revelation-9780813343143","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}