In every culture, in every epoch, human beings have yearned for heaven-the kingdom of God, abode of the elect, fount of enlightment, mirror of hopes and disires. Now, in The Book of Heaven, Carol and Philip Zaleski provide the first wide- ranging anthology of writings about heaven, drawing from scriptures, myths, epics, poems, prayers, sermons, novels, hymns and spells, to illuminate a vast spectrum of beliefs about the world beyond.
