Pocket Guide to the Afterlife E-Book

Jason Boyett

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Religion und Spiritualität
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 245

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2009

Beschreibung

"Fearless, deep, and snarky. And did I mention funny? Oh mygoodness this guy is funny." --Dean Nelson, author, God Hides in Plain Sight,and director, Writer's Symposium by the Sea at Point Loma Where do we go when we die? Will we have personal chats with Godon fluffy clouds? What are the odds I will be devoured by a demon?Life's deepest mysteries question what happens when life isover. With Pocket Guide to the Afterlife, Jason Boyett becomesyour tour guide to the Great Beyond. From the profound to theprofane, from the light at the end of the tunnel to your ascensionto the celestial void, here's everything you need to know this sideof the everlasting Unknown, including * What to expect upon arrival in destinations like Heaven,Purgatory, and the Chinvat Bridge * Whether your understanding of the Christian Hell comes from theBible or from an Italian poet * Which dream scenarios you'll want to avoid because they predictyour impending demise * Why defibrillators are so important when it comes to havingnear-death experiences Pondering your eventual demise has never been so much fun.

Leseprobe

Table of Contents

Praise

Other Books by Jason Boyett

Title Page

Copyright Page

Introduction

CHAPTER 1 - The Cosmic Lexicon

ANGEL

ANNIHILATIONISM

APOCALYPSE

ATMAN

BARDO THODOL

BOOK OF THE DEAD, EGYPTIAN

BOOK OF THE DEAD, TIBETAN

BORN AGAIN

BUDDHISM

CHRISTIANITY

CHTHONIC

CREMATION

DAMNATION

DEMON

EIGHTFOLD PATH

EMBALMING

ESCHATOLOGY

ETERNAL LIFE

FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM

FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS

GHOST

HARROWING OF HELL

HINDUISM

INCORRUPT

ISLAM

JUDAISM

KARMA

MARTYR

METEMPSYCHOSIS

MOKSHA

MONOTHEISM

MORMONISM

MUMMIFICATION

NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE

NECROMANCY

NEGATIVE CONFESSION

NIRVANA

POLYTHEISM

PREDESTINATION

PURGATORY

REINCARNATION

RESURRECTION

SAINT

SALVATION

SAMSARA

SÉANCE

SIN

SIN EATERS

SOUL

THANATOLOGY

ZOMBIE

CHAPTER 2 - Great Moments in Eternity, Part 1

2000 B.C.E., MESOPOTAMIA

1600 B.C.E., EGYPT

1500 B.C.E., EGYPT

1000 B.C.E., INDIA

800 B.C.E., GREECE

POSSIBLY 600 B.C.E., PERSIA

600 B.C.E., INDIA

360 B.C.E., GREECE

STILL 360-ISH B.C.E., GREECE

BETWEEN 200 B.C.E. AND 200 C.E., INDIA

165 B.C.E., BABYLON

40 C.E., JERUSALEM

90 C.E., PATMOS

250 C.E., YUCATAN PENINSULA

600-ISH C.E., ENGLAND

610 C.E., A CAVE OUTSIDE MECCA

THIRTEENTH CENTURY, PERU

1308-1321, ITALY

FOURTEENTH CENTURY, CENTRAL MEXICO

1415, WESTERN EUROPE

1510, THE NETHERLANDS

1510, WEST AFRICA

1545-1563, ITALY

CHAPTER 3 - Great Moments in Eternity, Part 2

1743, SWEDEN

1779, PARIS

1805, EASTERN INDIANA

1823, NEW ENGLAND

1848, NEW YORK

1856, FRANCE

1862, NEW ENGLAND

1867, NEW YORK

1882, LONDON

1890, AMERICAN WEST

1893, CHICAGO

1901, BALTIMORE

1910, NEW HAMPSHIRE

1923, TEXAS

1924, UNITED STATES

1930, ENGLAND

1944, SWITZERLAND

1947, CLEVELAND

1950, UNITED STATES

1952, COLORADO

1960, VIRGINIA

1962, MICHIGAN

1967, ENGLAND

1968, SWEDEN

1971, VIRGINIA

1976, TENNESSEE

1977, WASHINGTON STATE

1977, UNITED STATES AND INDIA

1978, UNITED STATES

1982, WASHINGTON, D.C.

1985, UNITED STATES

1986, CALIFORNIA

1997, CALIFORNIA

2003, NEW YORK

2004, TEXAS

2006, CALIFORNIA

CHAPTER 4 - Geography of the Beyond

(Where You Might Go)

CHAPTER 5 - The Bible on Heaven

(A Scriptural Tour of Glory)

CHAPTER 6 - The Bible on Hell

A Holy Trek Through the Fiery Pit

CHAPTER 7 - The Afterlists

(Cataloging Kingdom Come)

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

THE AUTHOR

PRAISE FOR THE POCKET GUIDES

“Jason Boyett’s Pocket Guides are smart and hilarious. And they’re sneaky too:You don’t realize how much you’re learning because you’re having so much fun.”

—AJ Jacobs, author, The Year of Living Biblically

“Hewing to his trademark theology-by-way-of-Jon-Stewart model, Jason Boyett’s hilarious, fact-packed collection of Pocket Guides refresh the maxim, if you’re not careful, you might just learn something. Anyone with a curiosity about history and belief—and an ear for wry irreverence—should not miss out on these pithy, delightful volumes.”

—Lauren Sandler, author, Righteous: Dispatches from the Evangelical Youth Movement

“Boyett’s witty, weird and sometimes even wise Pocket Guides are proof that the best things do come in small packages. Besides, Jesus could return at any minute. Do you really want to start reading some big, long book?”

—Daniel Radosh, author, Rapture Ready! Adventures in the Parallel Universe of Christian Pop Culture

“Irreverent, illuminating, and packed with thousands more 21st century pop-culture references than the Bible, the Qur’an and the Bhagavad Gitā combined. Boyett’s Pocket Guide series is a one-stop religion degree without the annoyances of financial aid payments or the medieval club.”

—Robert Lanham, author, The Hipster Handbook and The Sinner’s Guide to the Evangelical Right

“The Pocket Guides are more fun than a plague of frogs, more satisfying than manna from heaven and way less expensive than attending seminary. Pocket Guide to the Bible, to Sainthood and to the Afterlife achieve the remarkable feat of being absurdly funny, surprisingly full of legitimate Biblical information and, inexplicably, provoking a deeper understanding of my faith. Jason Boyett is a truly inspired and disturbed individual and for that I am grateful.”

—Dan Merchant, writer/producer/director of Lord, Save Us from Your Followers

“Here’s a writer with insight like a finger in the eye, butyou later want to thank him for that finger in the eye.If there were a Pocket Guide to Jason Boyett, it wouldinclude words like Fearless, Deep, and Snarky. And didI mention funny? Oh my goodness this guy is funny.”

—Dean Nelson, author, God Hides in Plain Sight, and director,Writer’s Symposium by the Sea at Point Loma

Other Books by Jason Boyett

Pocket Guide to the Bible

Pocket Guide to Sainthood

Pocket Guide to the Apocalypse

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Boyett, Jason.

Pocket guide to the afterlife : heaven, hell, and other ultimate destinations / Jason Boyett. p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. ).

eISBN : 978-0-470-50128-3

1. Future life. I.Title.

BL535.B69 2009

202’.3—dc22 2009013919

INTRODUCTION

William Winchester died of tuberculosis in 1881. He was rich and famous, the son of Oliver Winchester, whose company developed the Winchester Rifle and made a fortune during the Civil War and expansion of the American West. But he still died. William left his wife, Sarah, an inheritance of $20 million and an additional $1,000 a day in gun royalties. Despite the cash, Sarah was devastated. If by “devastated” you mean “transformed from Sarah Winchester, the Connecticut socialite, into Old Widow Winchester, the nuttiest nutball on the West Coast.”