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Title: A Travel Guide to Heaven by ANTHONY DESTEFANO ISBN: 0-385-50988-X Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: 16 September, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.77 (44 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: A heaven of the passions
Comment: This is a childish book which contains little theology and lots of speculation.
The author views heaven as an earthly paradise where all his physical needs and desires will be satisfied. It is compared to a vacation and Disneyland, to traveling around the world.
You will have your favorite pet in heaven, there will be sex or something far better there. Heaven is a pie in the sky, a fullfillment of all your human desires.
What the author has failed to grasp is that pleasure does not exist for its own sake: While it is pleasurable to eat, pleasureable to sleep and pleasurable to have sex, pleasure is not the purpose behind the acts.
God has attached pleasure to the things he wants us to do because of their usefulless to us:
Surviving and staying healthy (eating), resting our bodies and minds (sleeping), creating lifelong bonds between spouses and having children (...). The pleasure exists for the sake of the purpose.
The chapter on marriage is also problematic. The author tries to dodge a clear statement of Jesus which is a "problem" for his pie in the sky.
The Sadducees ask Jesus a question. A woman is married and her husband dies. She marries his brother and he dies. This happens seven times and finally she dies. Which husband will she have in heaven? Jesus answer is that there is no marriage in heaven, people live like the angels. (Matt 22:23-31)
The book's "solution" is to say that there is no longer a marriage, but the relationship itself continues.
This doesn't solve anything. With the sadducees we could ask Jesus, "with whom will she continue in a marriage like relationship?"
Would Jesus answer suddenly change into something like "all seven of them"? Of course not! Marriage is not a mere word, it is a concept and a description of a relationship. His words are clear, there will be no such thing in heaven.
Heaven is spiritual, it is relational. It is about being perfected selfless persons who are in unity with God and each other. It is about beholding God in an eternal vision. It is a state completely different from our current experiences. And we see very little of this heaven in the book.
A better book is written on the subject by Peter Kreeft: "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Heaven, but Never Dreamed of Asking". Get that one instead.
Rating: 5
Summary: An uplifting view of Heaven, and a great read, too!
Comment: Wow...I bought this book on a lark, and I'm so glad I did. I've read other books that explore the subject of the afterlife, but none was ever as uplifting as this one. Other books on life after death were always either a little scary or strange. This author doesn't claim to have actually been to Heaven, but instead uses solid research to back up his vision of life after death. After I finished the book, I was left with feelings of hope and security. I can see how it would be comforting for someone who recently lost a loved one, or someone who is struggling with illness themselves. I've already purchased this book for two of my friends--it's the kind of book that, once you read it, you want to share it with others. Overall, a great read!
Rating: 5
Summary: Amazing
Comment: I loved this book. I have lost a brother and my beloved pet dog and miss them so much. This book helped me to feel closer to them and know that we will be reuninted again someday. A must read for people who have lost loved ones. Very well written. I can't say enough good about it. Read it for yourself and see.
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Title: The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom ISBN: 0786868716 Publisher: Hyperion Press Pub. Date: 23 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Lord, Have Mercy: The Healing Power of Confession by Scott Hahn ISBN: 0385501706 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: 18 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Catholicism for Dummies by John Trigilio, Kenneth Brighenti ISBN: 0764553917 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 28 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $21.99 |
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Title: The Amazing Secret of the Souls in Purgatory: An Interview with Maria Simma by Sister Emmanuel of Medjugorje ISBN: 1579180043 Publisher: Queenship Pub Co Pub. Date: December, 1997 List Price(USD): $5.45 |
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Title: A Guide to the Passion: 100 Questions About The Passion of The Christ by Tom Allen, Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Matthew Pinto, Mark Shea, Paul Thigpen ISBN: 193264542X Publisher: Ascension Pr Pub. Date: February, 2004 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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