A Brief History of Heaven

This engaging book by one of today's best-known Christian writersexplores the history of heaven, from its origins in biblicalwritings to its most recent representations. * * A short, accessible book on the history of heaven. * Draws together representations of heaven by a wide range ofwriters, theologians, politicians and artists. * Covers literary works such as Dante's Divine Comedy,Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, and the poems of GeorgeHerbert. * Considers discussions by Marx and Freud of heaven's role insociety. * Based on serious scholarship but is ideal for thenon-specialist who wants to learn more about the idea ofheaven. * Alister E. McGrath is one of today's best-known Christianwriters.