Heaven: A History, Second edition .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
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| Title | : | Heaven: A History, Second edition |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.84 (903 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300091079 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 432 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2001-09-01 |
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Editorial : Some angels wear business suits, and some run around stark naked, according to Heaven, a history of Christian ideas and images of the afterlife. Academics Colleen McDannell and Bernhard Lang have organized their history in roughly chronological order, beginning with ancient Jewish ideas about life after death and proceeding through centuries of elite and popular sources: St. Augustine, Emanuel Swedenborg, Paul Tillich, and Hal Lindsey. Two major images of heaven dominate the Christian tradition. One is theocentric ("eternal solitude with God alone"); the other is anthropocentric (believers are reunited with friends and family.) And yet, these two very different ideas often coexist in the same person's mind. "There is a world of difference between what intellectuals state (and publish) as their considered opinion, and what they express in unguarded moments," the authors note. Heaven can't solve any mysteries about what happens after we die, but it does persuasively demonst
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.
The book delivers some more hands on the two books it referrers to, some really good lists. They possess no real knowledge of music outside of their own highly subjective and fickle opinions. His stories are beautiful; his perceptions gentle and timely. But that's alright, especially since he did a pretty good job of buttoning his jacket. Never again will you be capable of love, or friendship, or joy of living, or laughter, or curiosity, or courage, or integrity. They range from corporate examples such as the ultimate failure of Peoples Express airlines, a simple supply chain management scenario in the "Beer Game" and numerous examples from everyday life.
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