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“With eloquent reporting on various cultures and faiths, the author presents her work as ‘a history of hope’… A soulful, far-reaching primer on what lies beyond.”
“This spirited enquiry into the intriguing enigma of life after life is a revelation.”
“Beautifully written, expertly researched and masterfully presented, this tour of how heaven has been understood throughout history is absolutely fascinating.”
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Rosner’s Domain, “Catherine Wolff: Beyond”
Shmuel Rosner chats with Catherine Wolff about her book: “Beyond: How Humankind Thinks About Heaven.”
Interfaith Voices, "Gone to God: How We Think About Heaven”
Producer Kimberly Winston talks with Catherine Wolff, an educator, and university chaplain, about her new book, Beyond:: How Humankind Thinks About Heaven, which was published this summer. In it, Wolff explores the history of the ways the world’s religious traditions -- large and small -- have thought about where we go when we die. Much of what she reports is inspiring and hopeful, but there are hefty doses of sexism and racism in some heavens, too. Wolff discusses how the ways groups think about heaven reflect their earthly concerns.
Catherine Wolff is a therapist, writer and the former director of the Arrupe Center for Community-Based Learning at Santa Clara University. She edited the collection Not Less Than Everything: Catholic Writers on Heroes of Conscience. She is married to author Tobias Wolff. They have three grown children and three grandchildren and live in Stanford, California.