Heaven

a history

2nd ed.

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Author

Contributions

Lang, Bernhard. - Contributor

Publication

2001 - Yale Nota Bene, New Haven, Connecticut

Language

English

Word Count

108,000 words, Guess

Page Count

432 pages

Identifiers

ISBN-100300091079
ISBN-139780300091076
Goodreads595192
Library of Congress Control Number2001090174
OCLC Control Number47270293

and 3 more

OCLC Control Number48237852
Better World Books9780300091076
Open LibraryOL21462793M

Classifications

DDC236.24
LCCBT846.2
LCCBT846.2 .M37 2001

Description

"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, Colleen McDannell and Bernhard Lang describe and 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, and popular culture. In so doing, they shed new light on both the private and 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 new century."--BOOK JACKET.