The Gates Ajar

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Language: English
Content type: Fiction

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"The Gates Ajar" by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps is a religious novel published in 1868 that became the second best-selling religious novel of the 19th century. Written in the aftermath of the American Civil War, it tells the story of Mary Cabot, who grieves her brother's death in battle and loses her faith. Through conversations with her widowed aunt Winifred, Mary discovers a comforting vision of heaven as a corporeal place similar to Earth, where the dead live in spiritual bodies and maintain earthly relationships, ultimately restoring her hope and faith. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Afterlife, reincarnation, and near-death experiences and Spiritualism, mediumship, and channeling.

Spiritualism, mediumship, and channeling
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Afterlife, reincarnation, and near-death experiences
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Project Gutenberg electronic edition Project Gutenberg metadata does not identify the source print edition.	2017-02-25	Project Gutenberg	English	—	Public domain (USA)	Project Gutenberg (opens in a new tab)