The Book of Heaven

The Book of Heaven will deepen our understanding of the many of ways in which human beings have envisaged heaven through the use of a fascinating array of ancient and modern, solemn and comic meditations. As they explore such topics as the often treacherous journey to heaven, its topographic features, and its moral architecture, the authors use a vast collection of writings -- from the Sioux holy man Black Elk to the Bible and the Koran to the writings of CS Lewis and John Bunyan -- to engage the reader in this captivating subject.