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Transcribed highlights of the show can be found in our episode summaries.\nThis Sunday kicked off the beginning of Advent.\xa0While the season is generally seen as a time of preparing to celebrate Christ\u2019s birth on Christmas, the focus historically was a time to focus on Jesus\u2019 Second Coming.\xa0\nThe doctrine of Jesus\u2019 Second Coming has traditionally been a major focus of Christian theology: it has been a driving force for missions, it was a source of hope for suffering Christians, it helped to frame Christian worship.\xa0\nAmerican evangelicals in particular have been shaped by discussion of Jesus\u2019 return\u2014apocalyptic expectation helped to shape the early fundamentalist movement more than 100 years ago. Baby Boomer evangelicalism has been especially focused on the End Times, from Hal Lindsey\u2019s Late Great Planet Earth of the 70\u2019s to the Left Behind novels of the 90\u2019s.\nBut it seems increasingly rare to us to hear about the Second Coming these days. This week on Quick to Listen, we wanted to talk about why that might be and why a strong understanding of the Second Coming can serve us well as we navigate the pandemic and other crises.\nVince Bacote is associate professor of theology and director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College. He has been serving as a theology adviser for Christianity Today over the last year and is a contributor to our Advent devotional, \u201cLiving Hope,\u201d which you can find on our website this week.\xa0\nBacote joined global media manager Morgan Lee and editorial director Ted Olsen to discuss why Christians aren\u2019t talking\xa0about the Second Coming as much these days, how these conversations can serve us during the pandemic, and what responsibly talking about the End Times looks like.\xa0\nWhat is Quick to Listen? Read more\nRate Quick to Listen on Apple Podcasts\nFollow the podcast on Twitter\nFollow our hosts on Twitter: Morgan Lee and Ted Olsen\nFollow Vince Bacote on Twitter\nMusic by Sweeps\nQuick to Listen is produced by Morgan Lee and Matt Linder\nThe transcript is edited by Bunmi Ishola\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices