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Heaven : the logic of eternal joy /

The Christian doctrine of heaven has been a moral source of enormous power in western culture. It has provided a striking account of the ultimate good in life and has for two millennia animated the hope that our lives can be fully meaningful. Recently, however, the doctrine of heaven has lost much o...

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Main Author:	Walls, Jerry L.
Corporate Author:	Oxford University Press
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2002.
Series:	Oxford scholarship online. Oxford scholarship online. Religion module.
Subjects:	Heaven. Ciel > Aspect religieux. heaven. RELIGION > Christian Theology > Eschatology. Heaven Eschatologie Jenseits Himmel Godsdienstfilosofie. Hemel. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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