Heaven: Our Enduring Fascination with the Afterlife

Authors: Miller, Lisa
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books
BISAC/Subject: REL000000, SOC022000, REL033000
ISBN: 9780062002884, Related ISBNs: 0062002880, 9780060554767, 9780062002884
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 368,
Audience: General/trade
Synopsis:

“Wonderful…. A smart and accessible take on the ultimate question: What is Heaven? Lisa’s book is a good place to begin to find an answer.”
— Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Lion

“A rare combination of journalism, memoir, and historical research … 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

A groundbreaking history of the hereafter, Heaven by Newsweek reporter and religion editor Lisa Miller draws from both history and popular culture to reveal how past and presage visions of heaven have evolved and how they inspire us to both good and evil.

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