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 ...

Religion scholar Bart Ehrman says the notion of eternal rewards and punishments isn't found in the Old Testament or in the teachings of Jesus. Ehrman traces the origin of these ideas in his new book, ...

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.