Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-191) and index.
The blissful sight of the Trinity -- Opening heaven's gates : the cross, the empty tomb, and the altars of the church -- Heaven lost and heaven longed for -- Ave Regina Caelorum : heaven's sweet queen.
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Sweet and Blessed Country is a theology of Heaven based upon a painting of Heaven. John Saward writes with an academic rigour that will interest scholars, but also with a simplicity that will speak to a wider readership. Here is a book for every Christian, indeed for every human being who yearns for a life and a happiness that will be unending.