Beyond : how humankind thinks about heaven / Catherine Wolff.
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- ISBN: 9781594634451
- ISBN: 1594634459
- Physical Description: xvi, 336 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Riverhead Books, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: At the horizon of the known -- Part I. In the beginning. Seek and ye shall find ; Origins ; The sacred fire -- Part II. 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 -- 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 -- 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 ; 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 ; The universe awakening ; At the end of all our exploring -- Afterword: Death is the mother of beauty. |
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Subject: | Heaven. Future life. RELIGION / History. RELIGION / Eschatology. BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Afterlife & Reincarnation. Future life. Heaven. Heaven. Future life. |
Genre: | Nonfiction. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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East Grand Forks Campbell Library | 202.3 WOLFF 2021 (Text) | 521149 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |