At a popular evangelical tourist site, the Ark Encounter, the image of a ‘wrathful God’ appeals to millions

Photo caption: A replica of Noah’s Ark at the Ark Encounter theme park in Williamstown, Ky. Photo credit: AP Photo/John Minchillo, File. Article by Susan L Trollinger and William Trollinger. The Conversation – May 6, 2022.

The Ark Encounter, an evangelical theme park located near Williamstown, Kentucky, has welcomed between 4 million and 5 million visitors since its opening in July 2016. Hundreds of thousands more are sure to visit this summer. This theme park boasts a re-creation of the story of Noah’s Ark from the Bible. As described in Genesis 6:14-16, God directed Noah to build this ark to spare eight humans and a male and female pair of every kind of creature from the flood that God was going to unleash on the world as a punishment for sin. […]

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