A Brief History of HeavenThis 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.
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... Faith 2 The City of Jerusalem in the Old Testament 7 The City of Jerusalem in the New Testament Augustine of Hippo on the Two Cities The Heavenly City and Medieval Spirituality Pearl and the New Jerusalem John Bunyan's Heavenly City The ...
... Faith 2 The City of Jerusalem in the Old Testament 7 The City of Jerusalem in the New Testament Augustine of Hippo on the Two Cities The Heavenly City and Medieval Spirituality Pearl and the New Jerusalem John Bunyan's Heavenly City The ...
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... Faith as the Gateway to Heaven The Signposting of Heaven: Signals of Transcendence Nature as an Anticipation of Heaven The Ascent of Love and the Intimation of Heaven Experience and the Sense of Heaven: Herbert and Traherne Nature as a ...
... Faith as the Gateway to Heaven The Signposting of Heaven: Signals of Transcendence Nature as an Anticipation of Heaven The Ascent of Love and the Intimation of Heaven Experience and the Sense of Heaven: Herbert and Traherne Nature as a ...
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... faith. It is a subject that has long fascinated me, both academically and spiritually, and I hope its readers will find themselves sharing at least something of my excitement as I wrote it. Unlike some other excellent recent studies of ...
... faith. It is a subject that has long fascinated me, both academically and spiritually, and I hope its readers will find themselves sharing at least something of my excitement as I wrote it. Unlike some other excellent recent studies of ...
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... Faith It has often been observed that humanity has the capacity to think. Perhaps it is still better observed that we possess the unique capacity to imagine. Our understanding of the universe, God, and ourselves is primarily controlled ...
... Faith It has often been observed that humanity has the capacity to think. Perhaps it is still better observed that we possess the unique capacity to imagine. Our understanding of the universe, God, and ourselves is primarily controlled ...
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Contents
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Heaven as Paradise | 39 |
Atonement and Paradise | 75 |
Signals of Transcendence | 111 |
5 The Consolation of Heaven | 137 |
Heaven as the Goal of the Christian Life | 161 |
Works Consulted | 185 |
Index | 192 |
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affirms Anselm of Canterbury anticipation argued Augustine Augustine of Hippo Augustine’s Babylon beauty believers biblical Book of Revelation Bunyan C. S. Lewis century Christ Christian hope Christian theology Christian writers church consolation cross culture Dante Dante’s death delight depicts developed Divine Comedy earth earthly enclosed garden English enter eternal exile explore face faith final Garden of Eden gates glory God’s Gospel harrowing of hell heavenly city hell Herbert holy homeland hope of heaven human longing idea of heaven imagery imagination importance Irenaeus Jerusalem Jesus journey Lewis Lewis’s literature Lord lost medieval Middle Ages Milton’s nature notion offers Old Testament paradise Paul’s perhaps period pilgrim poem poet powerful present readers realm redemption reflection religion rest restoration resurrection river Roman saints seen sense Song Song of Songs soul spiritual temple theme theologians theological things thought tion tradition transcendent tree vision of heaven words worship