Editing Apocalypticism (section)

==Esoteric aspects==
Apocalypticism is often conjoined with the belief that [[esoteric knowledge]] will likely be revealed in a major confrontation between good and evil forces, destined to change the [[Human history|course of history]].<ref name="Paul O. Ingram 1986. P. 148-149">Paul O. Ingram, [[Frederick John Streng]]. ''Buddhist-Christian Dialogue: Mutual Renewal and Transformation''. University of Hawaii Press, 1986. pp. 148-149.</ref> [[Apocalypse]]s can be viewed as good, evil, ambiguous or neutral, depending on the particular religion or [[World view|belief system]] promoting them.{{refn|<ref name="Collins 2020"/><ref name="Douglas 2021">{{cite journal |author-last=Douglas |author-first=Christopher |date=December 2021 |title=Revenge Is a Genre Best Served Old: Apocalypse in Christian Right Literature and Politics |editor-last=Wilsey |editor-first=John D. |journal=[[Religions (journal)|Religions]] |location=[[Basel]] |publisher=MDPI |volume=13 |issue=1: ''The Historical Interaction between Nationalism and Christian Theology'' |page=21 |doi=10.3390/rel13010021 |doi-access=free |eissn=2077-1444 |s2cid=245562021|hdl=1828/14485 |hdl-access=free}}</ref><ref name="PBS 2015">{{cite web | title=Primary Sources: Apocalypse! FRONTLINE | website=PBS | date=2015-11-18 | url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/apocalypse/primary/white.html | access-date=2019-05-31 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000304005402/https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/apocalypse/primary/white.html | archive-date=2000-03-04 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 2017">{{cite web | title=How religious and non-religious people view the apocalypse | website=Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists | date=2017-08-18 | url=https://thebulletin.org/2017/08/how-religious-and-non-religious-people-view-the-apocalypse/ | access-date=2019-05-31|author-first1=Émile P. |author-last1=Torres}}</ref>}} However, it is not exclusively a religious idea and there are end times or transitional scenarios based in [[modern science]], [[technology]], [[political discourse]], and [[conspiracy theories]].{{refn|<ref name="Crossley 2021"/><ref name="Douglas 2021"/><ref name="Socrel 2021">{{cite journal |author1-last=Perry |author1-first=Samuel L. |author2-last=Whitehead |author2-first=Andrew L. |author3-last=Grubbs |author3-first=Joshua B. |date=Winter 2021 |title=Save the Economy, Liberty, and Yourself: Christian Nationalism and Americans' Views on Government COVID-19 Restrictions |editor-last=Baker |editor-first=Joseph O. |journal=[[Sociology of Religion (journal)|Sociology of Religion]] |location=[[Oxford]] and [[New York City|New York]] |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |volume=82 |issue=4 |pages=426–446 |doi=10.1093/socrel/sraa047 |doi-access=free |issn=1759-8818 |pmc=7798614 |s2cid=231699494}}</ref><ref name="CTC-SENTINEL">{{cite journal |author-last=Upchurch |author-first=H. E. |date=22 December 2021 |url=https://ctc.usma.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CTC-SENTINEL-102021.pdf |title=The Iron March Forum and the Evolution of the "Skull Mask" Neo-Fascist Network |url-status=live |editor1-last=Cruickshank |editor1-first=Paul |editor2-last=Hummel |editor2-first=Kristina |journal=[[CTC Sentinel]] |volume=14 |issue=10 |pages=27–37 |publisher=Combating Terrorism Center |location=[[West Point, New York]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227044425/https://ctc.usma.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CTC-SENTINEL-102021.pdf |archive-date=27 December 2021 |access-date=19 January 2022}}</ref>}}