On April 11th, 2010, Scott Russell Sanders reviewed “Heaven” in The Washington Post: “Everybody talking about heaven ain’t going there.” So runs the refrain of an African American spiritual, one source that Lisa Miller happens not to cite in her thorough survey of notions about the afterlife. The material she does reference covers a wide [...]
The Atlantic’s Andrew Sullivan Reviews “Heaven”
April 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
On April 7, 2010, Andrew Sullivan cited the Slate.com review of heaven on The Atlantic’s Daily Dish: Johann Hari reviews Lisa Miller’s new book: The heaven you think you’re headed to–a reunion with your lost relatives in the light–is a very recent invention, only a little older than Goldman Sachs. Most of the believers in [...]
Slate’s Johann Hari on “Heaven”
April 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
John Lennon urged us: “Imagine there’s no heaven/ It’s easy if you try/ No hell below us/ Above us only sky …” Yet Americans aren’t turning to Lennonism any faster than Leninism. Today, 81 percent say they believe in heaven—an increase of 10 percent since a decade ago. Of those, 71 percent say it is [...]
The Toronto Star’s Cathal Kelly on “Heaven”
April 3, 2010 By 1 Comment
On April 1st, 2010, Cathal Kelly reviewed “Heaven” for the Toronto Star: “St. Thérèse of Liseux was the sort of heedless optimist the Catholic Church could use about now. “I believe in Hell,” she once said. “But I believe it is empty.” Of course it is, Sister. Haven’t you heard that Heaven is full to [...]
04/10/10 – Yale University Bookstore
April 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Join Lisa Miller on Saturday, 04/10/10 at the Yale University Bookstore, where she’ll read from “Heaven.” Yale University Bookstore 2:00 PM New Haven, Connecticu
Lisa Discusses “Heaven” on NPR’s The Takeaway
April 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment
On April 2nd, Lisa appeared on NPR and WNYC’s “The Takeaway” with hosts John Hockenberry and Celeste Headlee. You can play the podcast using the player below, or download the mp3 file. local mirror of this podcast
Time Magazine’s Kayla Webley on “Heaven”
March 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
