As a phrase, “heaven and hell” covers more ground than any other dichotomy, spanning from the spiritual playground that lofts nebulously above the cosmos to the torture pit buried beneath the earth’s ...

"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 ...

What pop culture’s afterlife obsession tells us about ourselves. Ever since humans started telling stories about life, they have also told stories about life after life. We show an unquenchable ...

Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman takes a look at faith as host of the National Geographic Channel series “The Story of God.” The show now is in its second season, and the episode “Heaven and ...

It’s natural for people to want things to turn out well in the end, both in life and, apparently, afterwards. Roughly seven-in-ten (72%) Americans say they believe in heaven — defined as a place ...