Lisa Miller

Does the BP Oil Spill Herald the Apocalypse?

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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 […]

ReadTheSpirit.com’s David Crumm Interviews Lisa

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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 […]

New York Times’ Mark Oppenheimer Reviews “Heaven”

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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 […]

The Huffington Post: In Search of Heaven

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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 […]

The Jewish Star’s Michael Orbach Interviews Lisa

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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 […]