Review of Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife, by Bart D. Ehrman. Simon & Schuster. The vast majority of Americans believe in an afterlife. According to a survey conducted by the Pew Research ...

Billions of Christians around the world believe that on Easter, Jesus was raised from the dead and taken up to heaven to live with God. They also believe that when they die, their own souls will go to ...

The COVID crisis throws into relief what happens when grief has—quite literally—nowhere to go. The evidence suggests that most people summon strengths that surpass their own expectations. Review of ...

Faith and superstition have long been partners in humanity’s intellectual test kitchen, and nothing they have concocted is as varied, colorful, and addictive as our last course: the afterlife. Bart D.