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Coast To Coast AM’s Ian Punnett Interviews Lisa

June 6, 2010 By Lisa Miller

On June 6, 2010, Coast-to-Coast AM’s Ian Punnett interviewed Lisa about Heaven and the Bible from 2am to 5am. Three hours of early morning radio. Welcome to all the night owls who tuned in. We’ll try to get a local mirror of the podcast for those who missed it. Coast-To-Coast AM

Filed Under: Appearances and Media, Audio Tagged With: Bible, heaven, Lisa Miller

Does the BP Oil Spill Herald the Apocalypse?

June 4, 2010 By Lisa Miller

A growing conversation among Christian fundamentalists asks the question that may have been inevitable: is the oil spill in the gulf a sign of the coming apocalypse? About 60 million white evangelicals live in America, and about one third of them believe that the world will end in their lifetime, according to the Pew Research […]

Filed Under: BeliefWatch: Lisa Miller, Newsweek Tagged With: apocalypse, Book of Revelation, BP oil spill, Christian fundamentalists, Christians, dispensationalism, evangelicals, heaven, Lisa Miller, millerites, Pew Research Center, theology, William Miller

The “Colbert Report’s” Steven Colbert Interviews Lisa

June 3, 2010 By Lisa Miller

On June 2, 2010, Steve Colbert interviewed Lisa. Lisa talks about the who invented heaven, origins of heaven, and what heaven is like. Steven asks, “If you misbehave in heaven, do you go to heaven hell?”

Filed Under: Appearances and Media, Video Tagged With: heaven, Lisa Miller

ReadTheSpirit.com’s David Crumm Interviews Lisa

May 6, 2010 By Lisa Miller

On May 5th, 2010, Lisa discussed her new book with ReadTheSpirit.com. Here’s a brief excerpt of the interview: What can possibly be new about Heaven? After all, we’re talking about the universal hope of an afterlife. Among the hot nuggets identified by the Washington Post in recommending Lisa Miller’s new book is this news: Growing […]

Filed Under: Appearances and Media Tagged With: heaven, Lisa Miller, Time Magazine

Win a Free Copy of “Heaven” from TheBookStudio.com

May 3, 2010 By Lisa Miller

RT @thebookmaven: New @thebookstudio giveaway includes Lisa Miller's HEAVEN @ GinaWelch's IN THE LAND OF BELIEVERS…http://snurl.com/vym9c.
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New York Times’ Mark Oppenheimer Reviews “Heaven”

May 1, 2010 By Lisa Miller

On May 1st, 2010, Mark Oppenheimer reviewed “Heaven” in The New York Times: About a year ago, our neighbor’s beloved mutt, Bruno, went to dog heaven, followed six months later by Bear, the sweet brown Newfoundland down the block. I am not speaking metaphorically but repeating the wisdom of my 3-year-old daughter, who learned her […]

Filed Under: Reviews of Heaven Tagged With: heaven, Lisa Miller, Mark Oppenheimer, New York Times, theology

The Huffington Post: In Search of Heaven

April 20, 2010 By Lisa Miller

On April 19th, 2010, This essay by Lisa, “In Search of Heaven,” appeared in the Huffington Post:   Of course I believed in heaven as a child. Every weekend, driving up to our country house in Vermont, I’d gaze out the window from the backseat of the family car and see the shape of God […]

Filed Under: New York Magazine Tagged With: heaven, Lisa Miller

The Jewish Star’s Michael Orbach Interviews Lisa

April 15, 2010 By Lisa Miller

On April 15th, 2010, Michael Orbach of the Jewish Star conducted a Q/A with Lisa: Michael Orbach: Do Americans believe in heaven? Lisa Miller: Emphatically yes. Eighty percent of Americans say they believe in heaven, up 10 percentage points from 1997. This is much different from Europe, where in some countries — France, Belgium, the […]

Filed Under: Appearances and Media Tagged With: Book of Daniel, heaven, Jewish Star, Lisa Miller, Macabbean Revolt, Maimonides “Thirteen Principles of Faith” Yigdal, Michael Orbach

WETA’s “Book Studio” host Bethanne Patrick Interviews Lisa

April 15, 2010 By Lisa Miller

On April 15nd, Lisa appeared on NPR station WETA’s “BookStudio,” a digital book program to discuss “Heaven.” http://www.thebookstudio.com/video

Filed Under: Appearances and Media, Video Tagged With: heaven, Lisa Miller

Simon and Schuster “Author’s Point of View” Interviews Lisa

April 12, 2010 By Lisa Miller

Lisa visited the Simon and Schuster studios to discuss “Heaven” on the “Author’s Point of View” digital video series.

Filed Under: Appearances and Media, Video Tagged With: heaven, Lisa Miller

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About Lisa Miller

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Lisa Miller is a staff writer at New York magazine. She is the former religion columnist for the Washington Post, former senior editor of Newsweek magazine, and author of "Heaven: Our Enduring Fascination with the Afterlife."

In 2014, Lisa Miller was nominated for the National Magazine Award and featured in Best Magazine Writing of 2014.

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