A growing number of Christians look forward to the Rapture, the day when, according to First Thessalonians, believers will be launched into the clouds “to meet the Lord in the air.”  And many think that day is coming soon.  In our unedited interview, Mark Schaefer explains the (short) history of rapture theology, and why so many Americans are fascinated by the end times.

Mark Schaefer, United Methodist Chaplain and Professor of Philosophy and Religion at American University