Heaven

Our Enduring Fascination with the Afterlife

By: Lisa Miller

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Paperback | 1 April 2011

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A groundbreaking and accessible history of heaven—from the earliest biblical conceptions of the afterlife to the theologians who frame our understandings to the convictions and perceptions of everyday people.

The desire for a celestial afterlife is universal. It is as old as the Bible itself. While there are many notions of what exactly heaven is and how we get there, Jews, Christians, and Muslims all agree that heaven is God's home. Drawing on history and popular culture, biblical research and everyday beliefs, Heaven offers a new understanding of one of the most cherished—and shared—ideals of spiritual life.

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"This fascinating, thoughtful, and challenging study tells us a great deal about what it means to be a human being." -- Karen Armstrong, New York Times bestselling author of A History of God and The Case for God

"Lisa Miller has long been the fairest and most engaging journalist covering religion in America. In Heaven, she has accomplished the impossible: She has written a book about religion that fundamentalists, moderates, liberals, and nonbelievers alike can read with extreme pleasure." -- Sam Harris, New York Times bestselling author of The End of Faith and Letter to a Christian Nation

"Delightful and insightful. . . . This marvelous work is a readable and wonderfully realized study of this 'constant hope' that we share. . . . Whether we're informed by scripture or by popular culture, HEAVEN will delight and edify readers at every level." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A rare combination of journalism, memoir, and historical research by a self-professed skeptic who nonetheless believes in hope, this smart yet heartfelt book leads us into the center of one of the greatest conversations of all time. And Lisa Miller is the perfect conversation partner." -- Stephen Prothero, New York Times bestselling author of American Jesus and Religious Literacy

"Readers of HEAVEN will more likely than not find their own imaginations enriched, their experiences enhanced, their taste for exploration enlarged, and their impulse to reach out in empathy and hope quickened." -- Martin E. Marty, Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus, University of Chicago

"Miller's whirlwind tour of heaven is an entertaining primer on a most complex subject." -- Booklist

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Non-Fiction Religion & Beliefs Aspects of Religion for Non-Christians Theology Religion History of Religion Society & Culture Cultural Studies Popular Culture Comparative Religion Christianity Christian Theology

Introduction	p. ix
What Is Heaven?	p. 1
The Miracle	p. 27
The Kingdom Is Near	p. 53
Green, Green Pastures	p. 81
Resurrection	p. 105
Salvation	p. 125
Visionaries	p. 157
Reunions	p. 183
Is Heaven Boring?	p. 207
Epilogue	p. 239
Author's Note and Acknowledgments	p. 249
Notes	p. 255
Bibliography	p. 297
Index	p. 321
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