{"product_id":"heaven-our-enduring-fascination-with-the-afterlife-isbn-9780060554750","title":"Heaven: Our Enduring Fascination with the Afterlife","description":"\u003cp\u003e“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.” \u003cbr\u003e— Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003cem\u003eAmerican Lion\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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.” \u003cbr\u003e— Stephen Prothero, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eAmerican Jesus\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eReligious Literacy\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA groundbreaking history of the hereafter, \u003cem\u003eHeaven\u003c\/em\u003e by \u003cem\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eA groundbreaking and accessible history of heaven—from the earliest biblical conceptions of the afterlife to the theologians who frame our understandings to the convictions and perceptions of everyday people\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on history and popular culture, biblical research and everyday beliefs, \u003cem\u003eHeaven\u003c\/em\u003e offers a new understanding of one of the most cherished—and shared—ideals of spiritual life. Lisa Miller raises debates and discussions not just about our visions of the afterlife, but about how our beliefs have influenced the societies we have built and the lifestyles to which we have subscribed, exploring the roots of our beliefs in heaven and how these have evolved throughout the ages to offer comfort and hope. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe also reveals how the notion of heaven has been used for manipulation—to promulgate goodness and evil—as inspiration for selfless behavior, and as justification for mass murder. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Miller demonstrates in this absorbing and enlightening book, the desire for a celestial afterlife is universal—shared by the faithful around the world and across religions. It is as old as the Bible itself. While there are many notions of what exactly heaven is and how we get there, Jews, Christians, and Muslims all agree that heaven is God's home. From the Revelation to the Left Behind series, Augustine to Osama bin Laden, Muslims in the West Bank to American Mormons baptizing their dead, \u003cem\u003eHeaven\u003c\/em\u003e is a penetrating look at one of our most cherished religious ideals.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“With grace and insight, Lisa Miller has done a remarkable thing: she has written a wonderful book that weaves together contemporary reporting and historical scholarship with skill and energy. The result is 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.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Lion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A rare combination of journalism, memoir, and historical research by a self-professed skeptic who nonetheless believes in hope, 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, regaling us with the wisdom (and folly) not only of the official theologies of the ancients but also of the everyday improvisations of ordinary Americans wrestling with the Big Questions forever swirling around this most audacious of hopes.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen Prothero, New York Times bestselling author of American Jesus and Religious Literacy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Readers of HEAVEN will more likely than not find their own imaginations enriched, their experiences enhanced, their taste for exploration enlarged, and their impulse to reach out in empathy and hope quickened.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin E. Marty, Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus, University of Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This fascinating, thoughtful, and challenging study tells us a great deal about what it means to be a human being.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKaren Armstrong, New York Times bestselling author of A History of God and The Case for God\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Lisa Miller has long been the fairest and most engaging journalist covering religion in America. In Heaven, she has accomplished the impossible: She has written a book about religion that fundamentalists, moderates, liberals, and nonbelievers alike can read with extreme pleasure.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSam Harris, New York Times bestselling author of The End of Faith and Letter to a Christian Nation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] brainy, engaging book. . . . What Miller ultimately concludes may surprise you.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Miller writes engagingly, intersperses her own reflections with the wide variety of personalities, and raises the central questions. Given the range of religious and other traditions she covers, while it is true that you may not finish knowing what heaven is like, you’ll feel you’ve had as close as possible to a virtual tour.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRabbi David Wolpe, Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Intriguing volume. . . . [Miller] knows how to translate theological ideas into plain language.  She is as lucid in deciphering the arguments of Thomas Aquinas or Martin Luther as in interpreting a lyric from the Talking Heads or testimony from survivors of near-death experiences or data from opinion polls.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Miller tracks down the people behind the ideas, and even scholars who like moldering in the archives will appreciate her human touch.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Miller doesn’t come to a neat conclusion about what to expect when our last breath arrives. But she does offer a lot of faith for thought in this thorough and intelligent look at life after death.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A rare combination of journalism, memoir, and historical research by a self-professed skeptic who nonetheless believes in hope, 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.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen Prothero, New York Times bestselling author of American Jesus and Religious Literacy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Delightful and insightful. . . . This marvelous work is a readable and wonderfully realized study of this ‘constant hope’ that we share. . . . Whether we’re informed by scripture or by popular culture, HEAVEN will delight and edify readers at every level.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Miller’s whirlwind tour of heaven is an entertaining primer on a most complex subject.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889273762021,"sku":"NP9780060554750","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780060554750.jpg?v=1730230900","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/heaven-our-enduring-fascination-with-the-afterlife-isbn-9780060554750","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}