The Great Divorce: A Dream is a work of fantasy by C. S. Lewis . Although less renowned than Narnia and the Space Trilogy, it is considered one of his finest works of fiction by many Lewis fans. As with many of Lewis' works, it is of particular appeal...
Judith Wallerstein ushers a reporter into the living room of her spacious home in Marin County, California, decorated with African masks, Japanese woodcuts and Hopi Kachina dolls. Outside a large picture window, the San Francisco Bay beckons invitingly just a stone's throw away. "Did...
This essay is not a reflection on C. S. Lewis's The Great Divorce, which discusses the great divide between good and evil, Heaven and Hell. Nor is it a commentary on the marital split that often occurs between husband and wife. It is about...
The pedagogic purpose of "The Great Divorce" is to correct a misunderstanding of a misunderstanding of the Christian doctrine of Hell, to clarify what Dante saw written over the gates of the Inferno: "Justice moved my High Maker: Divine Power made me Wisdom Supreme, and Primal Love." The original misunderstanding was to think of the Law of God in terms of the laws of men, that is, as something He imposes on individuals, with or without their consent, and for breaking which He imp...
