{"product_id":"a-brief-history-of-heaven-hardback-9780631233534","title":"A Brief History of Heaven (Hardback) 9780631233534","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Brief History of Heaven\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlister E. McGrath (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631233534, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 9 January 2003\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e25 x 10 x 1.5 cm, 0.369 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e‘Alister McGrath invariably combines enormous scholarship with an accessible and engaging style. This book is no exception - a splendid survey of a centrally important subject, covering theology and the arts with equal grace and clarity.’ \u003ci\u003eDr Rowan Williams, The Archbishop of Canterbury\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"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.\" \u003ci\u003ePublishing News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"It is delightfully lucid and insightful...Recommended for large public libraries as well as academic libraries offering a variety of Christian religious courses.\" \u003ci\u003eJoyce Smothers, Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Though clearly a scholar, McGrath transcends the drone of the academic dissertation, offering an accessible and thorough narrative. Using the rich visual imagery of heaven, McGrath has created a fascinating kaleidoscope for viewing the evolution of Christian worship.\" \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Pick of the week...It's an ambitious, immensely accessible, erudite and entertaining exploration of the way the idea of heaven has been constructed over the centuries.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Saturday Age\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA short, accessible book on the history of heaven.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws together representations of heaven by a wide range of writers, theologians, politicians and artists.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers literary works such as Dante's \u003ci\u003eDivine Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e, Bunyan's \u003ci\u003ePilgrim's Progress\u003c\/i\u003e, and the poems of George Herbert.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders discussions by Marx and Freud of heaven's role in society.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBased on serious scholarship but is ideal for the non-specialist who wants to learn more about the idea of heaven.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAlister E. McGrath is one of today's best-known Christian writers.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eList of Illustrations viii\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 The City: The New Jerusalem 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImages and the Christian Faith 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe City of Jerusalem in the Old Testament 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe City of Jerusalem in the New Testament 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAugustine of Hippo on the Two Cities 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Heavenly City and Medieval Spirituality 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePearl and the New Jerusalem 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn Bunyan’s Heavenly City 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Shape of the Heavenly Body 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Garden: Heaven as Paradise 39\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Quest for the Garden of Eden 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParadise in the Bible 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly Christian Views of Paradise 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Millennium as Paradise 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMedieval Visions of Paradise 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDante’s Divine Comedy 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParadise and the Enclosed Garden 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHeaven as the Restoration of Eden 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Opening the Gates of Heaven: Atonement and Paradise 75\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChrist the Victor 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChrist the Hero 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChrist the Harrower of Hell 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChrist the Redeemer: Atonement as Satisfaction 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChrist the Lover: Atonement and the Enkindling of Love 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Institutionalization of Atonement: The Church as the Gateway to Heaven 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Privatization of Atonement: Personal Faith as the Gateway to Heaven 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 The Signposting of Heaven: Signals of Transcendence 111\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNature as an Anticipation of Heaven 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ascent of Love and the Intimation of Heaven 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExperience and the Sense of Heaven: Herbert and Traherne 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNature as a Signpost of Heaven: Romanticism and Transcendentalism 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLonging for Heaven: C. 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