Beyond: How Humankind Thinks About Heaven
by Catherine Wolff
- Global History, General Interest , Religious History
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A cultural history of heaven
What do we think of when we think about heaven? What might it look like? Who or what might be there? Since humans began to huddle together for protection thousands of years ago, these questions have been part of how civilizations define heaven.
In Beyond, Catherine Wolff delves into how people and cultures have characterized heaven over the centuries. She describes how different faiths and religions have framed it, how the sense of heaven has evolved, and how nonreligious influences have affected it, from the Enlightenment to the increasingly nonreligious views of heaven today. Wolff looks deep into the accounts of heaven to discover what’s common among them and what makes each conception distinct and memorable.
Additional Book Details
Pages: | 352 |
Release Date: | May 25, 2021 |
ISBN: | 9781594634451 |
Club ID: | 1425259 |
Format: | Regular Print |