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The Resource Beyond : how humankind thinks about heaven, Catherine Wolff

Beyond : how humankind thinks about heaven, Catherine Wolff

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"A smart and thought-provoking 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 and cultures define heaven, the good place beyond this one. From Christianity to Islam to Hinduism and beyond, from the brush of Michelangelo to the pen of Dante, people across millennia have tried to explain and describe heaven in ways that are distinctive and analogous, unique and universal. In this engrossing cultural history of heaven, Catherine Wolff delves into how people and cultures have defined heaven over the centuries. She describes how different faiths and religions have framed it, how the sense of heaven has evolved, and how non-religious influences have affected it, from the Enlightenment to the increasingly non-religious views of heaven today. Wolff looks deep into the accounts of heaven to discover what's common among them and what makes each conception memorable. The result is an engaging, thoughtful exploration of an idea that's central to our humanity and our desire to define an existence beyond death"--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xvi, 336 pages
Contents
  • Ancient religions.
  • An imagined world
  • The realm of endless light
  • As though it were a dream
  • Part III.
  • Judaism.
  • The eternal covenant
  • No eye has seen it
  • The gates of the imagination
  • Today
  • Introduction:
  • Part IV.
  • Christianity.
  • Jesus on Earth
  • Staying alert
  • Augustine's visions
  • Many heavens
  • They had love always
  • Predestination for glory
  • Eternal progress
  • God's new creation
  • At the horizon of the known
  • Part V.
  • Islam.
  • The path to the afterlife
  • Companions of the garden
  • The goal of you all is Allah
  • For God to decide
  • Part VI.
  • Hinduism and Buddhism.
  • Looking east
  • Life after life after life
  • Part I.
  • Gone to God
  • The path to enlightenment
  • The clear light
  • If we could only awaken
  • Part VII.
  • We shall not cease from exploration.
  • Voices from beyond
  • The beyond within
  • Beyond time-space
  • The vastly alerted mind
  • In the beginning.
  • The universe awakening
  • At the end of all our exploring
  • Afterword:
  • Death is the mother of beauty
  • Seek and ye shall find
  • Origins
  • The sacred fire
  • Part II.
Isbn
9781594634451
Instance
Label
Beyond : how humankind thinks about heaven
Title
Beyond
Title remainder
how humankind thinks about heaven
Statement of responsibility
Catherine Wolff
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Author
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"A smart and thought-provoking 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 and cultures define heaven, the good place beyond this one. From Christianity to Islam to Hinduism and beyond, from the brush of Michelangelo to the pen of Dante, people across millennia have tried to explain and describe heaven in ways that are distinctive and analogous, unique and universal. In this engrossing cultural history of heaven, Catherine Wolff delves into how people and cultures have defined heaven over the centuries. She describes how different faiths and religions have framed it, how the sense of heaven has evolved, and how non-religious influences have affected it, from the Enlightenment to the increasingly non-religious views of heaven today. Wolff looks deep into the accounts of heaven to discover what's common among them and what makes each conception memorable. The result is an engaging, thoughtful exploration of an idea that's central to our humanity and our desire to define an existence beyond death"--
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10956961
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1952-
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Wolff, Catherine
Dewey number
202/.3
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
  • BL540
  • BL540.W65
LC item number
  • .W65 2021
  • B49 2021
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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True
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  • Heaven
  • Future life
Target audience
adult
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how humankind thinks about heaven
Label
Beyond : how humankind thinks about heaven, Catherine Wolff
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Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Ancient religions.
  • An imagined world
  • The realm of endless light
  • As though it were a dream
  • Part III.
  • Judaism.
  • The eternal covenant
  • No eye has seen it
  • The gates of the imagination
  • Today
  • Introduction:
  • Part IV.
  • Christianity.
  • Jesus on Earth
  • Staying alert
  • Augustine's visions
  • Many heavens
  • They had love always
  • Predestination for glory
  • Eternal progress
  • God's new creation
  • At the horizon of the known
  • Part V.
  • Islam.
  • The path to the afterlife
  • Companions of the garden
  • The goal of you all is Allah
  • For God to decide
  • Part VI.
  • Hinduism and Buddhism.
  • Looking east
  • Life after life after life
  • Part I.
  • Gone to God
  • The path to enlightenment
  • The clear light
  • If we could only awaken
  • Part VII.
  • We shall not cease from exploration.
  • Voices from beyond
  • The beyond within
  • Beyond time-space
  • The vastly alerted mind
  • In the beginning.
  • The universe awakening
  • At the end of all our exploring
  • Afterword:
  • Death is the mother of beauty
  • Seek and ye shall find
  • Origins
  • The sacred fire
  • Part II.
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xvi, 336 pages
Isbn
9781594634451
Lccn
2020037564
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
40030620632
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • on1198085803
  • (OCoLC)1198085803
Label
Beyond : how humankind thinks about heaven, Catherine Wolff
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Ancient religions.
  • An imagined world
  • The realm of endless light
  • As though it were a dream
  • Part III.
  • Judaism.
  • The eternal covenant
  • No eye has seen it
  • The gates of the imagination
  • Today
  • Introduction:
  • Part IV.
  • Christianity.
  • Jesus on Earth
  • Staying alert
  • Augustine's visions
  • Many heavens
  • They had love always
  • Predestination for glory
  • Eternal progress
  • God's new creation
  • At the horizon of the known
  • Part V.
  • Islam.
  • The path to the afterlife
  • Companions of the garden
  • The goal of you all is Allah
  • For God to decide
  • Part VI.
  • Hinduism and Buddhism.
  • Looking east
  • Life after life after life
  • Part I.
  • Gone to God
  • The path to enlightenment
  • The clear light
  • If we could only awaken
  • Part VII.
  • We shall not cease from exploration.
  • Voices from beyond
  • The beyond within
  • Beyond time-space
  • The vastly alerted mind
  • In the beginning.
  • The universe awakening
  • At the end of all our exploring
  • Afterword:
  • Death is the mother of beauty
  • Seek and ye shall find
  • Origins
  • The sacred fire
  • Part II.
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xvi, 336 pages
Isbn
9781594634451
Lccn
2020037564
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
40030620632
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • on1198085803
  • (OCoLC)1198085803

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