Week 9- Cobb Chapter 9 (Life Everlasting)

Cobb's chapter concerning the life everlasting notes that popular culture producers are moving beyond the traditional American hesitation to discuss matters of death.  Currently, the popular culture is full of depictions of heaven, hell, and/or purgatory; but more importantly of the concept of the wandering spirit who seeks to finish the business left undone during life.  I think Cobb does a good job of revealing the great value in much of the cultures' hopes for a new direction in society that will lead to a better eschatological end.