A History of heaven : The Singing silence
Explores the brighter side of eternity: heaven. Dispensing with the images of goodness that can make even heaven seem unbearable, this book stimulates our imagination with a history of how the joy of paradise has been conceived by writers, philosophers, and artists for whom heaven was an imminent... Full description
| Main Author: | Russell, Jeffrey Burton. |
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Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton Uni. Press, 1997 |
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Explores the brighter side of eternity: heaven. Dispensing with the images of goodness that can make even heaven seem unbearable, this book stimulates our imagination with a history of how the joy of paradise has been conceived by writers, philosophers, and artists for whom heaven was an imminent reality. |
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Includes Index and Bibliographical References. |
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220p. |
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0691006849 |
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