{"product_id":"heaven-a-history-second-edition","title":"Heaven: A History, Second edition","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.\n\nPraise for the earlier edition:\n\n“[A] fascinating new study. . . . It is a rich and provocative subject and the authors use it as a springboard from which to examine shifting attitudes toward man and God, within the Judeo-Christian tradition.”―Michiko Kakutani, New York Times\n“The next best thing to going.”―Carlin Romano, Philadelphia Inquirer\n\n“Heaven: A History offersa whistlestop tour, thoroughly researched and engagingly written, of the extraordinary things Christians and others have believed about life after death. . . . A compendium of fascinating finds from the past.”―John Barton, London Review of Books\n\n“A fascinating survey of Western culture and a delightful tour of the histories of art, literature and theology.”―Christian Century\n\n“Heaven: A History provides a rich opportunity for theological reflection. This book can help in constructing a language for the hereafter that will encourage the best hopes of the living and, heaven knows, perhaps guide the reader to a vision of eternal bliss.”―St. Anthony Messenger\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0300091079\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0300091079.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:McDannell, Dr. Colleen|McDannell, Colleen|Lang, Bernhard\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41738638688314,"sku":"DBV.0300091079.G","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0300091079-0.jpg?v=1791687983","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/heaven-a-history-second-edition","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}