Heaven: Our Enduring Fascination with the Afterlife Audiobook

" Really interesting to learn about different religious views and interpretations of heaven. However, it ended with an all-too-familiar 'we're all okay and as long as we like each other & smile, nothing else really matters' stance. you can't create your own reality. Or, you can, but it won't last. As Peter Kreeft says 'tolerance is not love'. "

" What I suspected all along: Our favorite notions about what heaven is like are informed largely by lots of sources outside Scripture. We've incorporated everything from Zoroastrianism to Swedenborgianism into a vision of a place where we'll see all our loved ones when we die, etc., etc. "

" I loved this book! So many differnt perspectives yet the same outcome. "

" The three major faiths--Judaism, Christianity, and Islamism--are recapped; but I didn't discover anything new in this book. Heaven is of course important for us all to talk about; but I was hoping for some new insights and found none. "

" Fairly well written and some interesting tidbits here and there but overall not too compelling, for me anyway. Not sure what I was expecting but I just didn't find this to be overly enlightening. "

" Interesting and a good read. "

" It's not a good thing when the epilogue is your favorite part of a book. This was just lackluster and I made myself finish it. "

" This is well written and a surprisingly fast read. Lisa Miller explores the beliefs about life after death of major religions and shows the surprising similarities in all. This book is an excellent Book Club book as it leads to a wide ranging discussion of personal beliefs. "

" Was like a research book. I expected more analysis and critical thinking. And I still don't know if there is a heaven. "

" A recent Pew Poll suggests that close to 80% of Americans believe in Heaven. But what do we mean by "Heaven"? Journalist Lisa Miller gives us a crash course in the history, development and and diversity of one of the most profound human ideas. "

" It was interesting well written enough to keep me reading but a little long winded "

" I really liked how historical this book was. I wasn't expecting that. It doesn't preach or draw on too long about certain religions or factors. It didn't change my mind on the subject of heaven, but I definitely feel way more informed now. The end was really amazing. "

" Too light and redundant of other more scholarly works. "

" Fairly well written and some interesting tidbits here and there but overall not too compelling, for me anyway. Not sure what I was expecting but I just didn't find this to be overly enlightening. "

" My favorite question this book poses is whether or not heaven is boring. It's written by a woman that struggles in her Jewish faith which gives such a marvelous twist to the sweet images if heaven I hear too often in my ministry. I still wish she pushed a little harder on finding heaven on earth. "

" This is well written and a surprisingly fast read. Lisa Miller explores the beliefs about life after death of major religions and shows the surprising similarities in all. This book is an excellent Book Club book as it leads to a wide ranging discussion of personal beliefs. "

" I loved this book! So many differnt perspectives yet the same outcome. "

" Was like a research book. I expected more analysis and critical thinking. And I still don't know if there is a heaven. "

" What I suspected all along: Our favorite notions about what heaven is like are informed largely by lots of sources outside Scripture. We've incorporated everything from Zoroastrianism to Swedenborgianism into a vision of a place where we'll see all our loved ones when we die, etc., etc. "

" This is an interesting book about how the concept of Heaven has developed through time and what Heaven means to people. It covers many questions about Heaven and does it well. I enjoyed this book and recommend it. "

" I started to read this with a feeling that heaven was being debunked but by the time I finished I still believed in magic, mystery, and the mystical. "

" A recent Pew Poll suggests that close to 80% of Americans believe in Heaven. But what do we mean by "Heaven"? Journalist Lisa Miller gives us a crash course in the history, development and and diversity of one of the most profound human ideas. "