Week 9 - Cobb 9

It was encouraging to read this chapter because it demonstrates that our culture is more then open to hearing about the afterlife. There are many depictions of what the afterlife is like in movies and TV. While this is trendy and fad fancy it is interesting that such a culture movement is taking place in a post enlightenment world. People are not satisifed with all of science's answers. Tolstoy was right, science has no answer for why we exist. This question is philosophical and cannot be answered in a laboratory. Cobb made a good point, it seems that Christians and secular culture agree that an apocalyptic event will occur that will altar our world forever. Omega myths abound but not just in religious circles. Americans are coming to terms with death and willing to hear more about death not being the end of life. I believe that this leaves room for the Church to engage our culture in some great ways.