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Fr. Grogan's captivating book begins with the idea that every inhabitant of this planet contributes to the shaping of God's project û the life of the world to come û and it emphasizes that the relationships between God and ourselves endure eternally. Rooting everything in this sense of ongoing relationship, he poses and responds to questions such as:

Rev. Brian Grogan, SJ is Director or Sacred Space (www.sacredspace.ie), a website presented in 20 languages which enables 17,000 daily visitors to pray online. Fr. Grogan is former President of Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy in Dublin and is Emeritus Associate Professor of Spirituality. He has been a resource on Ignatian Spirituality for more than 40 years and is co-author of many books, including Finding God in All Things and To Grow in Love: A Spirituality of Ageing.

Introduction	p. 7
Starting Points	p. 13
Why Believe in God?	p. 15
Why Believe in an After Life?	p. 23
Why Write About Life After Death?	p. 28
The Sound of Music	p. 38
Changing Christian Thinking on the World to Come	p. 42
The Divine Project	p. 51
Graced Relationships	p. 53
Love of Another Kind	p. 62
"He is Risen!"	p. 68
We Too Can Arise!	p. 74
Our Solidarity in Christ	p. 79
The Communion of Saints: a Network of Good People	p. 86
"You're Looking Divine!"	p. 90
Our Journey to Fulfillment	p. 99
Dying as Communion	p. 101
The Best is Yet to Come	p. 108
Jesus at the Heart of the World to Come	p. 114
Purgatory: Remedial Education in Loving	p. 118
Could Things Go Horribly Wrong?	p. 125
Judgment as Reconciliation	p. 127
How Far Will God Go For Us?	p. 133
Will All Be Saved?	p. 137
Might Hell be Empty?	p. 148
Fulfillment	p. 155
"Are We There Yet?": Time and Eternity	p. 157
Heaven: the Ever-Flowing Celebration	p. 162
Our Transfiguration	p. 171
The Completion of History	p. 177
"I am Making all Things New!"	p. 183
Acknowledgments	p. 187
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Where to from Here? : The Christian Vision of Life after Death

Where to from Here? : The Christian Vision of Life after Death

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