Heaven Book Reviews
Heaven by Peter Stanford Book Summary
A stimulating inquiry into one of the great religious mysteries – and what theologians, artists, writers, psychologists, priests, historians and people from all religions and walks of life have thought of heaven, where many of us still hope to go one day.
The author writes: ‘While images of hell are firmly fixed in the human psyche, no parallel standard vision exists for heaven either within the Christian Church or more widely in the world’s various religious traditions…it has somehow been judged indecent or presumptuous to contemplate the better end of the post-mortem destination market. This book will break that taboo.’
Heaven’s mysteriousness has leant it a discreet but powerful allure. There are two basic views: first, the afterlife will involve a vaguely defined spiritual peace – eternal solitude with God alone; the second allows for some overlap between heaven and earth, and hence relationships outside the central bond with God. Or is heaven religion’s biggest con-trick but one that is impossible to debunk?
Reviews
‘Engaging and elegant. The main thrust of the book is in effect the history of the concept of life after death…fascinating.’ Antonia Fraser, New Statesman
‘Thoughtful…humble, informative and well read…pleading for the re-establishment of the power of the myth.’ Spectator
‘Through cloudscapes and spirit worlds, Stanford is a well-informed and never less than caring guide.’ Sunday Telegraph
‘A thoughtful and thought-provoking book.’ Sunday Times
‘A wise guide to the entire celestial anthropology [which] does elegant justice to the mental geography of heaven and the travellers’ tales of the elect.’ Guardian
About the author
Peter Stanford’s previous books include biographies of Lord Longford, Cardinal Basil Hume, Bronwen Astor and most recently the Devil. He has also written an investigation of the Pope Joan legend and a polemical book, Catholics and Sex, which accompanied a Channel 4 television series. He contributes regularly to the Guardian and Sunday Telegraph and New Statesman. A regular broadcaster, he is also chairman of the national disability charity ASPIRE.
Book Name | Heaven |
Genre | Christianity |
Author | Peter Stanford |
Published | 28 June 2012, Thursday |
Language | English |
E-Book Size | 1.19 MB |
Heaven (Peter Stanford) Book Reviews 2024
We transfer money over €4 billion every month. We enable individual and business accounts to save 4 million Euros on bank transfer fees. Want to send free money abroad or transfer money abroad for free? Free international money transfer!
Did you know that you can earn 25 USD from our site just by registering? Get $25 for free by joining Payoneer!
Download Link | Book Format |
heaven-ebook.pdf | |
heaven-ebook.epub | EPUB |
heaven-ebook.kindle | KINDLE |
Heaven E-book (PDF, PUB, KINDLE) Download
Heaven ebook heaven (1.19 MB) download new links will be update!
Heaven Similar Books
Book Name | Score | Reviews | Price |
The Pursuit of God | 4.5/5 | 595 | Free |
A Heart Like His | 4.5/5 | 55 | $9.99 |
The Seven Laws of Success | 4.5/5 | 502 | Free |
Believing God | 4.5/5 | 138 | $22.99 |
The Love Dare | 4/5 | 476 | $17.99 |
Enhance sleep, vision, cognition, flexibility, energy, long-range health and more. Performance Lab CORE Formulas support all aspects of human performance, across all walks of life. Boosts work performance and productivity with nootropics for focus, multitasking under stress, creative problem-solving and more.
Book Name | Score | Reviews | Price |
Judas | 0/5 | 0 | $13.99 |
How to Read a Graveyard | 0/5 | 0 | $11.99 |
Why I Am Still a Catholic | 0/5 | 0 | $22.99 |
Religion - 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know | 0/5 | 0 | $4.99 |
The Death of a Child | 0/5 | 0 | $9.99 |
Summary of Heaven by Peter Stanford
The Heaven book written by Peter Stanford was published on 28 June 2012, Thursday in the Christianity category. A total of 18 readers of the book gave the book 0 points out of 5.
Book Name | Author | Price |
The Secret of Power in Prayer | Charles H. Spurgeon | Free |
Jornada Mundial de la Paz | San Pablo VI, San Juan Pablo II, Benedicto XVI, Francisco | Free |
Effective Prayer Life | Chuck Smith | Free |
The Secret of Mary | Saint Louis de Montfort | Free |
The Confessions | Saint Augustine | Free |
Coinbase is the world's most trusted place to buy and sell cryptocurrency. Open an account today, and if you buy or sell $100 or more of crypto, you'll receive $10 worth of free Bitcoin!
Book Name | Author | Price |
The Problem of Pain | C. S. Lewis | $0.99 |
Live No Lies | John Mark Comer | $9.99 |
Pray Big | Alistair Begg | $8.99 |
The 20 Laws that Govern the Financial Anointing | Jonathan Shuttlesworth | $12.99 |
Captivating Revised and Updated | John Eldredge & Stasi Eldredge | $8.99 |
Jasper is the generative AI platform for business that helps your team create content tailored for your brand 10X faster, wherever you work online.
Please wait! Heaven book comments loading...
Peter Stanford - Heaven Discussions & Comments
Have you read this book yet? What do you think about Heaven by Peter Stanford book? Ask the bookpedia.co community a question about Heaven!