A recent Newsweek poll reports that 76 percent of Americans believe in
heaven. Yet even avid believers have difficulty conjuring up more than
vague images of halos, harps, and wispy angels in flowing robes. Anthony
DeStefano knew there had to be a more complete, meaningful, and
comforting vision of what heaven is like, and A Travel Guide to Heaven
is the entertaining and enlightening result.
Using the Bible as his guide, the author notes that heaven is not only a
spiritual place, but also a physical place, a fabulous "luxury resort"
more sumptuous than any on Earth. The residents are real, their bodies
transformed into their most perfect selves - physically, emotionally,
and spiritually. By making a spiritual subject immensely physical, the
book provides a picture of amazing places to visit, things to do,
luxuries for pampering - not to mention deep, abiding joy.
Combining the clarity and logic of C. S. Lewis with a terrific sense of
fun and adventure, DeStefano creates a brilliant, reassuring portrait of
heaven, a place that has intrigued and puzzled humankind throughout
history. With its clear view of the afterlife, A Travel Guide to
Heaven might best be compared to James Van Praagh's Talking to Heaven
or Betty J. Eadie's Embraced by the Light in its tremendous message of
comfort and reassurance.
