{"id":418,"date":"2008-05-21T06:07:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-21T06:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/omeoflittlefaith\/2008\/05\/heaven-and-hell-and-the-time-spent-in-each.html"},"modified":"2008-05-21T06:07:00","modified_gmt":"2008-05-21T06:07:00","slug":"heaven-and-hell-and-the-time-spent-in-each","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/omeoflittlefaith\/2008\/05\/heaven-and-hell-and-the-time-spent-in-each.html","title":{"rendered":"Heaven and Hell and the Time Spent in Each"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some of you may know<\/span> I’m currently working on another Pocket Guide book. This one’s called (tentatively) Pocket Guide to the Afterlife<\/span>. It’s about what various cultures and religions have thought\/taught\/believed about what happens after you die. Obviously there’s a bunch of Christian stuff in there, including traditional beliefs about heaven and hell.<\/p>\n

And because heaven and hell have become something of a mini publishing phenomenon over the past couple of years, I need to cover Don Piper’s bestselling book 90 Minutes in Heaven<\/span><\/a> and Bill Wiese’s bestselling 23 Minutes in Hell<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

(I’m still waiting for 46 Minutes in Irkalla, the Gloomy Netherworld of Mesopotamian Mythology. <\/span>But I’m not holding my breath.)<\/p>\n

Anyway, both the heaven and hell books are pretty interesting when it comes to the subject matter. So, I’m curious…<\/p>\n

Have any of you read either of these books? <\/span><\/p>\n

If so, what did you think? <\/span><\/p>\n

Did either of these books impact you in any way (positive or negative)?<\/span><\/p>\n

Please answer and\/or review in the comment section.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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