Carlos Lozada writes about the publishing trend of books that announce “the end” of something. Here are some recent titles:
The End of America
The End of Sex
The End of Men
The End of Money
The End of Lawyers
The End of Work
The End of the Free Market
The End of Nature
The End of Reason
The End of War
The End of the Good Life
The End of Big
The End of Overeating
The End of Cheap China
The End of Reform
The End of Power
The End of Growth
The End of Business as Usual
The End of Illness
The End of Poverty
The End of Education
The End of Leadership
The End of History
Read the discussion here: The end of everything – The Washington Post.
Not all of these books are arguing that the subject (like “sex”) is actually going to stop existing. Some, as Mr. Lozada, explains are citing the end of something “as we know it.” He also cites other senses of the term. Most interesting and most valuable is “end” as in “purpose”; that is, the telos. In fact, we need more books and more reflection on what things are for. (The end of sex is engendering new life. The end of work is to love and serve one’s neighbors. The end of nature and of history is Christ [Colossians 1:16].)
What are some other “ends” can you identify?
What other book titles could we come up with?