(RNS) — Best known for his popular books debunking the central assumptions of Christian Scriptures, the New Testament scholar continues this quest in his latest book, ‘Heaven and Hell: A History of ...

What pop culture’s afterlife obsession tells us about ourselves. Ever since humans started telling stories about life, they have also told stories about life after life. We show an unquenchable ...

Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife. By Bart Ehrman.Simon & Schuster; 352 pages; $28. Oneworld; £20. WHERE WOULD Christianity be without heaven and hell? Where, for that matter, would art and ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — What does hell mean to you? Is it an endless nightmare for sinners and unsaved souls, as mainstream Christianity has taught for centuries? Or is hell here on Earth, in the distractions ...