An overwhelming majority of Americans continue to believe that there is life after death and that heaven and hell exist, according to a new study. What’s more, nearly two-thirds think they are ...

Where did we get the phrase “pearly gates”? Why are heaven and hell depicted as if they have “gates.” What role did gates play in the ancient world? Where do battering rams come from?

A zest of life' (Varsity). Recently deceased Sam has always got by on loveable mediocrity, and expects to do so long into eternity - until his delusion is shattered by a deeply uncompassionate ...

I want to be the first person to go to Dog Heaven. As the first person to visit Dog Heaven, I'd be able to write the first guidebook: Dog Heaven has only recently opened up to visitors.

Mediocre everyman Samuel Green has one week to prove himself worthy of permanent residence in Heaven. After a sequence of run-ins with the bizarre denizens of God’s Kingdom (including his parents, his ...