A History of Heaven (Magill Book Reviews)
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- Author: Jeffrey Burton Russell
- First Published: 1997
- Type of Work: History
- Genres: Nonfiction, History, Religion and spirituality
- Subjects: Philosophy or philosophers, Immortality, Self, Spiritual life or spirituality, Christianity, Afterlife, Greek or Roman times, Judaism, Predestination, Heaven, Angels
Although generally neglected by scholars, heaven is central, says author Jeffrey Burton Russell, to both Christian theology and living. Earlier works were not so much histories as sociological analyses without much grasp of “the interiority” of the subject, or limited descriptions of earthly paradise imagery. Russell’s scope is strikingly comprehensive. Analysis of cosmology, metaphorical ontology, paradise, angels, the gnostic ethos, resurrection and immortality, and more comprise this valuable and readable study. It is at times an impressionistic account shaped by the...
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