Reviews
"Everything Philip and Carol Zaleski touch turns to gold. Scholarly, witty, and wise, they know the field well and have keen eyes for what's interesting."--Annie Dillard, author of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek and Holy the Firm, "A remarkable collection of writings about heaven...Regardless of howreaders envision the hereafter, they are sure to enjoy this delightfulcollection in the here and now."--Publishers Weekly, "Carol and Phillip Zaleski have invited us to make a journey through the world to come. Even though Jesus says that eyes have not seen, nor ears have heard, nor has it entered into our minds what that world might be like. Still we humans have tried our best to guess what it's like. TheZaleski's have collected the best of those best tries and enlightened and entertained us and perhaps stirred up our hopes and expectiations."-Andrew M. Greeley, Professor of Social Science, The University of Chicago, "With the greatest sensitivity and with skillful critical judgment, Carol and Philip Zaleski have collected a variety of texts relating to the nearly universal human hope for an existence of joy unlimited by the pains and pangs of our earthly existence. From the sublime to the sentimental,the heartfelt to the comic, from Judaism and Christianity through depth psychology through Native American, Muslim, and Hindu religions to modern satire, this book offers a shining selection."--Jeffrey B. Russell, Professor of History, University of California, Santa Barbara, author of A History ofHeaven, "A remarkable collection of writings about heaven...Regardless of how readers envision the hereafter, they are sure to enjoy this delightful collection in the here and now."--Publishers Weekly, "With the greatest sensitivity and with skillful critical judgment, Caroland Philip Zaleski have collected a variety of texts relating to the nearlyuniversal human hope for an existence of joy unlimited by the pains and pangs ofour earthly existence. From the sublime to the sentimental, the heartfelt tothe comic, from Judaism and Christianity through depth psychology through NativeAmerican, Muslim, and Hindu religions to modern satire, this book offers ashining selection."-Jeffrey B. Russell, Professor of History, University ofCalifornia, Santa Barbara Author of A HISTORY OF HEAVEN, "A collection of descriptions, interpretations, meditations, ruminations and speculations relating to heaven, gleaned from an astonishing variety of sources.... Highly readable, not to mention thought-provoking."--Parade, "A substantial new anthology.... The Zaleskis are cheerfully learned.... A virtue of this anthology is that you can read a hobo's ditty along with the incandescent closing lines of Dante's Paradiso."--The New York Times Book Review, "Everything Philip and Carol Zaleski touch turns to gold. Scholarly, witty, and wise, they know the field well and have keen eyes for what's interesting."--Annie Dillard, author of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek and Holy the Firm"With the greatest sensitivity and with skillful critical judgment, Carol and Philip Zaleski have collected a variety of texts relating to the nearly universal human hope for an existence of joy unlimited by the pains and pangs of our earthly existence. From the sublime to the sentimental, the heartfelt to the comic, from Judaism and Christianity through depth psychology through Native American, Muslim, and Hindu religions to modern satire, this book offers ashining selection."--Jeffrey B. Russell, Professor of History, University of California, Santa Barbara, author of A History of Heaven"The passages contained here--from the pious to the satirical--are rich enough to help us rethink what has to be the most significant question every human being faces: the point of it all."--Thomas Moore, author of Care of the Soul and Original Self"Carol and Phillip Zaleski have invited us to make a journey through the world to come. Even though Jesus says that eyes have not seen, nor ears have heard, nor has it entered into our minds what that world might be like. Still we humans have tried our best to guess what it's like. The Zaleski's have collected the best of those best tries and enlightened and entertained us and perhaps stirred up our hopes and expectiations."-Andrew M. Greeley, Professor ofSocial Science, The University of Chicago"A remarkable collection of writings about heaven...Regardless of how readers envision the hereafter, they are sure to enjoy this delightful collection in the here and now."--Publishers Weekly"A substantial new anthology.... The Zaleskis are cheerfully learned.... A virtue of this anthology is that you can read a hobo's ditty along with the incandescent closing lines of Dante's Paradiso."--The New York Times Book Review"A collection of descriptions, interpretations, meditations, ruminations and speculations relating to heaven, gleaned from an astonishing variety of sources.... Highly readable, not to mention thought-provoking."--Parade, "The passages contained here--from the pious to the satirical--are rich enough to help us rethink what has to be the most significant question every human being faces: the point of it all."--Thomas Moore, author of Care of the Soul and Original Self, "The passages contained here--from the pious to the satirical--are richenough to help us rethink what has to be the most significant question everyhuman being faces: the point of it all."--Thomas Moore, author of Care of theSoul and Original Self
