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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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Lisa Miller is an award-winning journalist and an editor at Newsweek, where she writes regularly about religion, values, culture, and politics. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and daughter.

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With clear pronunciation and an emphatic delivery, Linda Emond guides listeners through Miller's twisting ponderings on the nature of heaven. What has the potential to be a tedious or dogmatic book becomes a compelling and enlightening piece with Emond's deliberate, serious, and occasionally playful delivery. As the author moves from ancient texts to religious leaders to popular texts, Emond conveys all the different ways we conceive of heaven and the origins of such beliefs. While few will walk away with an absolute concept of what heaven is, most will have a better idea of where the idea came from and how it's been presented over the centuries. L.E. © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine

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  • PublisherHarper Perennial
  • Publication date2011
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  • ISBN 13 9780060554767
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