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Summary: Worth Reading
Review: Arthur Roberts demonstrates his capacity to blend solid scholarship, accessible writing, profound faith, and abiding hope in the pages of this excellent book.There is no gnostic foolishness here--just deep wisdom from a man who has studied deeply and walked faithfully through the many years of his life. This is a book for everyone who has wondered about life after death, and a great encouragement for those of us who dare to place our hope in exploring heaven.
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Summary: "Let heaven fill your thoughts" (Colossians 3:2)
Review: Arthur Roberts has provided a thoughtful and encouraging book to anyone who wants to explore heaven. Roberts considers many views of heaven, finally declaring why he finds the Christian view as taught in the books of Christian scripture the most convincing. Roberts explores what heaven will be like, taking his clues from Christian scripture, and also speculates further into what heaven may be like - again using Christian scripture as the guide for his exploration. I've not read quite so gentle and encouraging a book on heaven before. C.S. Lewis' writing was the most helpful to me on this subject before I read this book. Roberts' approach is consistent with, but flavored differently from that of Lewis. While following a quite sound line of reasoning, Arthur Roberts manages to transfer something of his own encouragement about heaven. In a disarming and subtle way, he draws the reader in to his encouragement, "letting heaven fill your thoughts". I highly recommend this book. Don't read it all at once, though it is an easy read. Or refer to it over time to let Roberts' thoughts percolate through your own, and be encouraged. "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God ; trust also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am." [NIV] Roberts' book helped make Jesus' words real for me.
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Summary: "Let heaven fill your thoughts" (Colossians 3:2)
Review: Arthur Roberts has provided a thoughtful and encouraging book to anyone who wants to explore heaven. Roberts considers many views of heaven, finally declaring why he finds the Christian view as taught in the books of Christian scripture the most convincing. Roberts explores what heaven will be like, taking his clues from Christian scripture, and also speculates further into what heaven may be like - again using Christian scripture as the guide for his exploration. I've not read quite so gentle and encouraging a book on heaven before. C.S. Lewis' writing was the most helpful to me on this subject before I read this book. Roberts' approach is consistent with, but flavored differently from that of Lewis. While following a quite sound line of reasoning, Arthur Roberts manages to transfer something of his own encouragement about heaven. In a disarming and subtle way, he draws the reader in to his encouragement, "letting heaven fill your thoughts". I highly recommend this book. Don't read it all at once, though it is an easy read. Or refer to it over time to let Roberts' thoughts percolate through your own, and be encouraged. "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God ; trust also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am." [NIV] Roberts' book helped make Jesus' words real for me.
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Summary: Exploring heaven
Review: Arthur Roberts' book, Exploring Heaven, is an attempt to collect, categorize and comprehend all we can know about an unknowable subject. It reminds me a bit of Paul's prayer for the Ephesian believers, that together they come to know the love of Christ, which is beyond knowledge. The subject of heaven is also, in this same sense, beyond knowledge. But the world is full of hints, and Roberts essentially takes these hints, holds them up to the light like a diamond, explores the different planes and angles, then describes what he sees. The book covers such topics as location of heaven, nature of "eternal life," what we will be like, what we will do, how we will relate, and the implications for the whole cosmos. Roberts' approach is rational, well thought out, and clearly articulated, apt for lay people as well as trained theologians. Roberts doesn't provide all the answers, but he does clarify the questions and give a sound basis for imagining the possibilities. He leaves room for mystery, intuition, celebration, and awe. I found myself stimulated intellectually, but also with a heightened sense of worship and longing for "home."
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Summary: Went way over my head
Review: I purchased this book because I was curious as to what "Great Christian Thinkers" say about heaven. The chapter titles in the book intrigued me.
1. What is meant by heaven?
2. Where is heaven located?
3. What does "Eternal Life" mean?
4. Evidences of heaven
5. The inhabitants of heaven
6. What sorts of persons will we be?
7. Activity in heaven
8. Society in heaven
9. The renewed cosmos Unfortunately, I ended up "skim reading" most chapters. They just went WAY over my head. I'm not a bible scholar - maybe I would have understood more if this book was studied in a study group. This book is definately DEEP! (Too deep for my pea-brain!)
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Summary: Went way over my head
Review: I purchased this book because I was curious as to what "Great Christian Thinkers" say about heaven. The chapter titles in the book intrigued me.
1. What is meant by heaven?
2. Where is heaven located?
3. What does "Eternal Life" mean?
4. Evidences of heaven
5. The inhabitants of heaven
6. What sorts of persons will we be?
7. Activity in heaven
8. Society in heaven
9. The renewed cosmos Unfortunately, I ended up "skim reading" most chapters. They just went WAY over my head. I'm not a bible scholar - maybe I would have understood more if this book was studied in a study group. This book is definately DEEP! (Too deep for my pea-brain!)
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