An analytical lens that views systemic collapse not as an end, but as a transitional phase in a pre-determined civilisational cycle.
Modernity suffers from chronological myopia. We view the current economic and ecological crises as random events rather than the logical result of pathological deviation.
The eschatological framework provides the long time horizon perspective necessary to build resilient, alternative systems that can survive the collapse of extractive ones. By aligning our actions with the divine order, we move from reactive crisis management to proactive stewardship (khalifah).