Contents

1. Chapter One: A Coming Implosion?
2. Chapter Two: America’s Rising Anxiety
3. Chapter Three: The Case of the Optimists
4. Chapter Four: The Third Lens
5. Chapter Five: Signs of the Times
6. Chapter Six: The Significance of the Rebirth of Israel
7. Chapter Seven: Are We Living in the Last Days?
8. Chapter Eight: What Happens to America in the Last Days?
9. Chapter Nine: The Financial Implosion Scenario
10. Chapter Ten: The War and Terrorism Scenarios
11. Chapter Eleven: The Natural Disaster Scenarios
12. Chapter Twelve: The Rapture Scenario
13. Chapter Thirteen: The Last Best Hope
14. Chapter Fourteen: A Cause for Optimism: Inside America’s First Great Awakening
15. Chapter Fifteen: More Cause for Optimism: Inside America’s Second Great Awakening
16. Chapter Sixteen: Will America Experience a Third Great Awakening?
17. Chapter Seventeen: Can America Again Be a Shining City on a Hill?
18. Recommended Reading
19. Acknowledgments
20. About the Author
21. Index
22. Notes