"Upstairs/Downstairs" could describe two very different visions of the afterlife . . . one of which seems particularly frightful in these days before Halloween. Martha Teichner takes us on a tour: The ...

One of the earliest saints to receive a firsthand glimpse into the heavenly realm was St. John the Evangelist. In the Book of Revelation he described the heavenly Jerusalem coming with “the glory of ...

This week, The Story of God With Morgan Freeman looks at our concepts of heaven and hell. Since humans first left any sort of record they seem to have had various ideas about what happens when you die ...

For example, God told Moses: “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts’ ” ...

None of us likes thinking about death, but there are times when we have little choice. The virus spreads, hospitals fill, and systems become overwhelmed. Our greatest concerns, personal and national, ...

This article originally appeared on the Conversation. The recent dispute over whether Pope Francis denied the existence of hell in an interview attracted wide attention. This isn't surprising, since ...

People often ask if Judaism has a concept of Heaven and Hell. While there are certainly Jewish theologies regarding the afterlife, we typically don’t emphasize the hereafter. That said …. I recently ...

‘Heaven’ and ‘hell’ are states of awareness in the NOW, not ‘places’ we find ourselves in after we die. It is a matter of conscious choice of thoughts, emotions and beliefs, NOW. Many of us allow ...