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A brief history of Heaven

This book explores the history of heaven, from its origins in biblical writings right up to the modern day. Bringing together literature, theology, politics, and the arts, this fascinating book traces the remarkable influence that the idea of heaven has had--and continues to have--on western culture.

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  • "Heaven"
  • "Brief history of heaven"
  • "天堂概念与西方文化之探究"
  • "Tian tang gai nian yu xi fang wen hua zhi tan jiu"

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  • "The concept of heaven has had an enormous impact on popular culture in the west, both religious and secular. So where does the idea come from? How did it develop? And how has it shaped western culture? This engaging and highly accessible book by one of today's best-known Christian writers explores the history of heaven, from its origins in biblical writings right up to the modern day. Bringing together literature, theology, politics, and the arts, this fascinating book traces the remarkable influence that the idea of heaven has had - and continues to have - on western culture."
  • "This engaging book by one of today's best-known Christian writers explores the history of heaven, from its origins in biblical writings to its most recent representations.:.; A short, accessible book on the history of heaven.; Draws together representations of heaven by a wide range of writers, theologians, politicians and artists.; Covers literary works such as Dante's Divine Comedy , Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress , and the poems of George Herbert.; Considers discussions by Marx and Freud of heaven's role in society.; Based on serious scholarship but is ideal for the non-specialist who wants to."
  • "This book explores the history of heaven, from its origins in biblical writings right up to the modern day. Bringing together literature, theology, politics, and the arts, this fascinating book traces the remarkable influence that the idea of heaven has had--and continues to have--on western culture."@en
  • "This book explores the history of heaven, from its origins in biblical writings right up to the modern day. Bringing together literature, theology, politics, and the arts, this fascinating book traces the remarkable influence that the idea of heaven has had--and continues to have--on western culture."
  • "This engaging book by one of today's best-known Christian writers explores the history of heaven, from its origins in biblical writings to its most recent representations.:.; A short, accessible book on the history of heaven.; Draws together representations of heaven by a wide range of writers, theologians, politicians and artists.; Covers literary works such as Dante's Divine Comedy, Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, and the poems of George Herbert.; Considers discussions by Marx and Freud of heaven's role in society.; Based on serious scholarship but is ideal for the non-specialist who wants to."@en

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  • "A brief history of Heaven"
  • "A brief history of Heaven"@en
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  • "A brief history of heaven"
  • "天堂简史 : 天堂概念与西方文化之探究 = A brief history of heaven"
  • "Tian tang jian shi : tian tang gai nian yu xi fang wen hua zhi tan jiu = A brief history of heaven"
  • "Ch'ŏn'guk ŭi somang : Ch'ŏn'guk kaenyŏm ŭi kallyakhan yŏksa = A brief history of heaven"
  • "천국의 소망 : 천국 개념의 간략한 역사 = A brief history of heaven"
  • "A Brief history of heaven"
  • "A Brief History of Heaven"
  • "A Brief History of Heaven"@en
  • "Historia nieba"@pl

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