LEADER 03658nam 22004454a 450 001 9910787622703321 005 20200520144314.0 035 $a(CKB)2670000000500525 035 $a(EBL)350854 035 $a(OCoLC)437213899 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC350854 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7103388 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000500525 100 $a20020508d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 200 12$aA brief history of heaven$b[electronic resource] /$fAlister E. McGrath 210 $aMalden, MA $cBlackwell Pub.$d2003 215 $a1 online resource (218 p.) 225 1 $aBlackwell brief histories of religion 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-631-23354-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [185]-191) and index. 327 $aContents; List of Illustrations; Preface; 1 The City: The New Jerusalem; Images and the Christian Faith; The City of Jerusalem in the Old Testament; 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 Shape of the Heavenly Body; 2 The Garden: Heaven as Paradise; The Quest for the Garden of Eden; Paradise in the Bible; Early Christian Views of Paradise; The Millennium as Paradise; Medieval Visions of Paradise; Dante's Divine Comedy 327 $aParadise and the Enclosed GardenHeaven as the Restoration of Eden; 3 Opening the Gates of Heaven: Atonement and Paradise; Christ the Victor; Christ the Hero; Christ the Harrower of Hell; Christ the Redeemer: Atonement as Satisfaction; Christ the Lover: Atonement and the Enkindling of Love; The Institutionalization of Atonement: The Church as the Gateway to Heaven; The Privatization of Atonement: Personal Faith as the Gateway to Heaven; 4 The Signposting of Heaven: Signals of Transcendence; Nature as an Anticipation of Heaven; The Ascent of Love and the Intimation of Heaven 327 $aExperience and the Sense of Heaven: Herbert and TraherneNature as a Signpost of Heaven: Romanticism and Transcendentalism; Longing for Heaven: C. S. Lewis; 5 The Consolation of Heaven; Reunion with Family in Heaven in Early Roman Christianity; Heaven as an Encounter with God; Heaven as a Dream: Feuerbach, Marx, and Freud; Heaven as an Encounter with Loved Ones; African American Spirituals; 6 Journey's End: Heaven as the Goal of the Christian Life; The Concept of Spirituality; The Hope of Heaven: Theological Foundations; The Appeal to Worship: Heaven on Earth; Feasting in the Kingdom 327 $aJourneying to the Promised LandReturning to the Homeland from Exile; Seeing God Face to Face; Works Consulted; Index 330 $aThis engaging book by one of today's best-known Christian writers explores the history of heaven, from its origins in biblical writings to its most recent representations.A short, accessible book on the history of heaven. Draws together representations of heaven by a wide range of writers, theologians, politicians and artists. Covers literary works such as Dante's Divine Comedy, Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, and the poems of George Herbert. Considers discussions by Marx and Freud of heaven's role in society. Based on serious scholars 410 0$aBlackwell brief histories of religion. 606 $aHeaven 615 0$aHeaven. 676 $a236/.24/09 700 $aMcGrath$b Alister E.$f1953-$0868809 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910787622703321 996 $aA brief history of heaven$93703120 997 $aUNINA