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08-10-2009, 09:51 AM
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My wife is reading this book: Heaven by Randy Alcorn (Carol Stream: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 2004).
Has anyone read this book? Opinions? Anyone know anything about Alcorn?
Considering how much the Bible doesn't say about Heaven, I'm skeptical that it's actually possible to write a 533-page book on the subject, but Alcorn has.
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08-10-2009, 11:05 AM
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alot of what he says is speculation but he admits that (mostly). i like some of Alcorn's writting. overall it is a OK book but I would suggest maybe just a reading of Heaven in a systematic theology of some sort, then you don't have to weed through his giant book of what is and what isn't speculation (granted you have a good systematic).
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08-10-2009, 11:07 AM
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Nope, but Peter Kreeft has written a couple on the subject:
— Fascinating exploration into the search for total joy
— An unexcelled look at one of the most popular, yet least understood subjects
The last one I've read. He says some interesting things. A lot of it speculative obviously.
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08-10-2009, 11:11 AM
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I can't stand the book mostly because of the rampant speculation and silly hypotheses and "wishes". I guarantee you we won't care if we get to play tennis with Ivan Lendl or golf with Bobby Jones, when in heaven, but Randy sure gets a lot of mileage in the book with such tripe. There is *some* good stuff in there, but I have *never* understood the fascination with Alcorn. (The Treasure Principle, The Grace and Truth Paradox, etc.) I just can't take his material - and this Heaven book seems to be one of his little studies gone to seed (though I suspect it might be better than reading the Catholic Kreeft).
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