Daschke Contributes Chapter to Film and Religion Collection

Dereck Daschke, professor of philosophy and religion, contributed the chapter "Apocalyptic and End Times" to “The Routledge Companion to Religion and Film, 2nd Edition,” edited by John C. Lyden and published by Routledge, March 4, 2026. This chapter takes a genealogical approach to films portraying various types of apocalypses and End Times scenarios — religious, technological, terrestrial, celestial, viral, dystopian and comedic — comparing and contrasting interrelated strands of narrative that have emerged out of the potent global stew of history, politics, religion and entertainment over the last century, as various fears and desires have commanded the attention of the human species.