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Heaven

In: Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development
Edited by: Elizabeth M. Dowling & W. George Scarlett
Subject:Lifespan & Developmental Psychology (general), Religion, the State & Social Movements

All of the monotheistic faith traditions (Jewish, Christian, and Islam) have a concept of the meaning of the term heaven. For some it is just the sky, for other traditions there is more theological insight placed on the term. A nonmonotheistic ...

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  Dowling, E. M., & Scarlett, W. G. (2006). Heaven. In Encyclopedia of religious and spiritual development (Vol. 1, pp. 196-196). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952477.n110
  
  Dowling, Elizabeth M., and W. G. Scarlett. "Heaven." In Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development, edited by Dowling, Elizabeth M., and W. G. Scarlett, 196-196. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2006. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952477.n110.
  
  Dowling, E. M. and Scarlett, W. G. 2006. Heaven. In: Elizabeth M. Dowling and W. G. Scarlett Editors, 2006. Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 196 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952477.n110> [Accessed 29 May 2022].
  
  Dowling, Elizabeth M. and W. G. Scarlett. "Heaven." Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development. Edited by Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2006, pp. 196-196. SAGE Knowledge. 29 May 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952477.n110.
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