Heaven Is Beautiful: How Dying Taught Me That Death Is Just the Beginning

Written by Peter Baldwin Panagore

Narrated by Dan Woren

Based on the author's real-life story of dying on a mountain, this enthralling audiobook combines the thrills of a wilderness adventure with the awe inspiring elements of a paranormal novel.

In March of 1980, college senior Peter Panagore went ice climbing on the world-famous Lower Weeping Wall, along the Ice Fields Parkway in Alberta, Canada. His climbing partner was an experienced ice climber, but Panagore was a novice. On their descent, they became trapped on the side of the mountain. As the sun set, he was overcome by exhaustion and hypothermia. He died on the side of that mountain in 1980. In his minutes on the other side, he experienced hell, forgiveness, and unconditional love. Heaven was beautiful.

Panagore's near death experience (NDE) changed his life and resulted in an intense spiritual journey that has continued for decades. It impelled him to pursue a master's degree at Yale Divinity School focusing on systematic theology and Christian mysticism. His educational background coupled with 30 years of yogic and meditative practice and 20 years of professional work with the dying and grieving has given him unique insight, language, and perspective on heaven, God, death, life, love, beauty, and hope.

“I have told my story to audiences large and small for a decade now.... My story touches people's hearts; every time I tell it the audience is gripped and silent.... This book is about hope. It is meant to give real hope to the dying, hope to the fearful, hope to the hopeless, hope to the grieving.”

• Language: English
• Publisher: Brilliance Audio
• Release date: Oct 1, 2015
• ISBN: 9781511304276

Peter Baldwin Panagore

Peter Baldwin Panagore earned his B.A in English from the University of Massachusetts and a M.Div from Yale University. He was ordained in the United Church of Christ and served churches in suburban Connecticut, on a remote Maine island, and in Boothbay Harbor, Maine.

Reviews for Heaven Is Beautiful

[tonya · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Great book! Lots of adventure! Insightful narration. I've never been a hitchhiker or rock climber, so his tricks of that trade were new and exciting for me. I enjoyed this book immensely!

[Raj · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Beautiful, honest, inspired, riveting . The narration came alive with the voice of the narrator! Everyone would love it, I believe.

[brambleroottoys · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I absolutely loooooved this book! Incredibly inspiring! And so well written!

[Bellkeyce · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Sincere, touching, and all together ultimately comforting for those of us facing death or who have lost our loved ones. Peter Panagore tells his story with frank sincerity that never becomes saccharine, but is convicting and striking in its spiritual intensity and clarity. God is love, we will all go home one day, and all is well and will be well. All praise be to God.

[Richard Lu · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Simply beautiful! Highly relevant and relatable..a feeling of not belonging here