Heaven, right now, is where God is. It is the eternal, conscious presence of God, where the saints dwell in peace beyond the boundaries of time. Scripture suggests that those in heaven may glimpse the ...

Entering Heaven Alive at Bodega gallery (all photos by Julie 1 for Hyperallergic) In the three centuries before the advent of cinema, an early image-projection technology called the ‘magic lantern’ ...

The Third Book of Enoch presents a radically different vision of heaven rooted in Jewish mysticism. Enoch is transformed into Metatron, a near-divine angel with authority over others. The text ...

Male and female servants stand before an empty bed. A black-and-white cat with a red ribbon on its neck and a ball in its mouth occupies the left foreground. A black-and-white pet dog, also with a red ...

Appears in exhibition catalog as entry no. 1 (Sale info: For Sale). "Beautiful vision%--There she kneels--/ The scene, the hour to worship given--/ While sweetly o'er her spirit steals/ The light, the ...

Just in time for high gift-giving season comes this lushly illustrated exploration of "paradise" in world religions. Written by a biblical scholar (Ashton) and a comparative religionist (Whyte), the ...