I’ve been musing for some time on the apocalyptic, which seems to be everywhere these days. Who better to explain the origins of all these zombie movies than world-renowned theologian Bernard McGinn? McGinn helps me understand the Christian and pre-Christian origins of the apocalyptic. Even more fascinating, he suggests that the apocalyptic may have fundamentally shaped storytelling in the West, including the very notion of a beginning, middle and an end. It’s not an exaggeration to say that this interview changed the way I viewed all storytelling, not just the end-of-days kind.