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Entertainment Weekly’s Tina Jordan Gives “Heaven” an A-
In her brainy, engaging book Heaven — a sweeping historical and literary geography of heaven — she talks to priests, a Dominican monk, Muslim clerics, rabbis, and professors (and even visits a psychic, who channels a balding Ed Asner look-alike […]
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Library Journal’s Eric Norton on “Heaven”
Miller (religion editor, Newsweek) offers a sample of the myriad views of heaven held by Americans today, as well as surveying the inspiration for those views, from both the Abrahamic traditions and contemporary culture. She casts a wide net for […]
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A1Books.com
Buy “Heaven” at A1Books.com Or, buy the audio book
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Walmart.com
Buy “Heaven” at Walmart.com
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The White House Religion Panel Gets It Right
There has been some bellyaching in recent months—including by me, and also especially in The Washington Post—over the relevance and influence of the task force of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (a god-awful mouthful of an […]
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The Bishops, Abortion and Healthcare
They see themselves as crusaders for human rights—protectors of the innocent, the voiceless, and the powerless. After years of enduring the slings and arrows of opposition, these activists are finally in the power seat. They are among the most important […]
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04/06/10 – Barnes & Noble Park Slope
Join Lisa at the Park Slope Barnes and Noble on Tuesday, April 6, 2010. Tuesday April 06, 2010 7:30 PM Barnes and Noble 267 7th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11215 718-832-9066
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About Lisa Miller
Lisa Miller is a senior editor at Newsweek. She oversees all of the magazine’s religion coverage and writes the weekly “Belief Watch column. She also helped launch the Washington Post’s “OnFaith,” an online global conversation about religion and faith moderated […]
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About “Heaven”
What is heaven? Eighty percent of Americans say they believe in heaven, yet very few of them can articulate anything specific about their belief. Numerous questions surrounding the concept of heaven have existed for ages, and Americans continue to grapple […]