What comes to mind when you think of heaven? If you search “heaven” on Google Images, you might find caricatures with the following themes:

• people waiting at the pearly gates for St. Peter to check the dossier for their name;
• a location somewhere above the earth in a cloudy environment with a shining bright light; and
• people with wings on their backs and halos over their heads floating around and maybe even playing a handheld harp.

(11 min. reading time)