What's Next‪?‬

At the end of the riveting HBO series True Detective, cynical former cop Rust Cohle experiences a transformative glimpse of paradise while in a coma. The possibility of an afterlife has always been a human preoccupation, but heaven is popping up everywhere these days -- in TV, books, movies and public debate. Star feature writer Jim Coyle’s new ebook, What’s Next?Our Eternal Quest for Heaven, chronicles our obsession with all things celestial while inquiring into just what happens when people on the brink of death have intimations of the divine. Read it to find out why heaven is once again a hot destination.

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