Jeffrey Burton Russell is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is well known for a series of books on the history of Satan and evil, as well as A History of Heaven--a book that was favorably reviewed in media as diverse as Time Magazine, The New York Times, The Times Literary Supplement, and Christianity Today.
As one would expect from a scholar with impeccable credentials in history and religious studies, Russell's analysis encompasses the key thinkers of each period in stylish and attractive narrative, summarizing what he sees as the signigicant views of each...Russell's writing stlye is clear and attractive. Debbie Herring, Theology Patient, generous, eloquent, it delivers to the ordinary reader a brilliant analysis of the long battle for Christian ideas ... Vitally important for those of us who struggle to articulate the richness of the faith they hold dear. Anne Rice, author of Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt Russell's elegant and richly textured survey of heaven offers a first-rate history of a much-debated subject. Publishers Weekly Religion Bookline
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