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24%OFFCarlos Eire - A Very Brief History of Eternity - 9780691152509 - V9780691152509
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A Very Brief History of Eternity

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Description for A Very Brief History of Eternity Paperback. What is eternity? Is it anything other than a purely abstract concept, totally unrelated to our lives? A mere hope? A frightfully uncertain horizon? Or is it a certainty, shared by priest and scientist alike, and an essential element in all human relations? This title presents a history of eternity in Western culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 halftones. 2 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: HBL; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 146 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
What is eternity? Is it anything other than a purely abstract concept, totally unrelated to our lives? A mere hope? A frightfully uncertain horizon? Or is it a certainty, shared by priest and scientist alike, and an essential element in all human relations? In A Very Brief History of Eternity, Carlos Eire, the historian and National Book Award-winning author of Waiting for Snow in Havana, has written a brilliant history of eternity in Western culture. Tracing the idea from ancient times to the present, Eire examines the rise and fall of five different conceptions of eternity, exploring how they developed ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691152509
SKU
V9780691152509
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About Carlos Eire
Carlos Eire is the author of the memoirs "Waiting for Snow in Havana", which won the National Book Award for nonfiction in 2003, and "Learning to Die in Miami". His other books include "War Against the Idols" and "From Madrid to Purgatory". He is the Riggs Professor of History and Religious Studies at Yale University.

Reviews for A Very Brief History of Eternity
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2010 "It's a fascinating story... Happily, there is consolation in A Very Brief History of Eternity, hidden in plain sight... As long as God's problems with living in eternity mirror what our own would be, maybe mortality isn't so bad after all."
Andrew Stark, Wall Street Journal "Despite its heady topic, Eire's engaging style ... Read more

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