Heaven: A History (rev., 2nd ed.)

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Year: 1988
Pages: 411
Binding Paperback
ISBN 300091079

Product Code: 756780128

Description

Colleen McDannell (au); Bernhard Lang (au). What do Christians believe they will experience after a virtuous life? What will an eternity in the hereafter be like? In this copiously illustrated, lively, book, Profs. Colleen McDannell & Bernhard Lang describe & interpret the ways in which believers -- from biblical authors to medieval mystics, from Jesus to present-day religious thinkers have pictured Heaven, not just in doctrine but also in poetry, art, literature, & popular culture. In so doing, they shed new light on both the private & public dimensions of western culture. This second edition includes a substantial new preface relating the book to changing views of life after death in the 21st century. Illustrations.

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