Reimaging Revelations
March 1 & 8, 2026
Class Description
Apocalypse is an important buzzword these days, from to climate change to nuclear proliferation to the Middle East and beyond. But what does apocalypse really mean? How does this meaning relate to the world of the Revelation of John? And how might revelation’s Greek meaning, “unveiling,” help us to see and imagine our worlds anew? Over the course of our two weeks together we will explore these and other questions, looking at Revelation in its ancient context and thinking about its possibilities—and pitfalls—for making meaning and community together today.
About Celene Lillie
Celene Lillie, Ph.D. is a Lecturer at the University of Colorado Boulder and an adjunct professor at The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology. She lectures nationally, most often with the Jesus Seminar, and is the inaugural Dean of the Westar Academy. Dr. Lillie is the author of The Rape of Eve: The Transformation of Roman Ideology in Three Early Christian Retellings of Genesis, the director of translations for A New New Testament, edited by Hal Taussig, and a co-author of The Thunder Perfect Mind: A New Translation and Introduction.