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Mentioned in 44 episodes

The Great Divorce

Book • 1946

In 'The Great Divorce', C.S.

Lewis presents an allegorical narrative where souls from a gray, dreary town (representing hell) are given the opportunity to visit heaven.

The story follows the narrator and various ghosts as they encounter spirits in heaven, engaging in dialogues that reveal the nature of their choices and the reasons they remain in hell.

The book emphasizes that hell is a self-imposed state, and individuals choose to remain there due to their inability to let go of their earthly attachments and sins.

Through these encounters, Lewis explores themes of redemption, the afterlife, and the importance of spiritual choices, underscoring that true joy and salvation are available to those who seek them sincerely.

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Mentioned in 44 episodes

Mentioned by

Tim Mackie

as a parable communicating the idea that the kind of person someone is affects their destiny.

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Mentioned by

John Dickson

as a book exploring the concept of hell.

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Recommended by

Russell Brand

as it highlights the struggle to relinquish attachments to our human identity in order to embrace heaven.

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Mentioned by

Joe Rigney

as a book that illustrates the concept of people using pity to get their way.

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Recommended by

Timothy Keller

as a favorite book that illustrates the concept of hell as a choice.

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Mentioned by

Eric Metaxas

as a work of fiction that is brilliant.

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Mentioned as the author of The Great Divorce and referenced in the context of views on purgatory.

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Mentioned by

Trent Horn

in relation to the concept of hell as a separation from God, similar to the Catholic teaching.

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Mentioned by

Mike Cosper

when discussing the twin temptations of the Christian life.

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Mentioned by

Fr. Mike Schmitz

to illustrate the concept of divine boundaries and the choice between heaven and hell.

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Mentioned by

Angelina Stanford

in relation to George MacDonald.

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Mentioned by

Fr. Mike Schmitz

in the context of a discussion about grief and anger towards God after the death of a loved one.

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Mentioned by

Ian Morgan Cron

in the context of a relapse, using a scene from the book as an analogy for recovery.

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Mentioned by

Trevin Wax

, describing the book's depiction of heaven and purgatory.

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Mentioned by

Russell Moore

as a book his group was reading, though they have since moved on to other discussions.

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Mentioned by speaker 2, referring to the book's exploration of the separation between heaven and hell and the diminishing essence of those in hell.

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Mentioned by

Caitlin West

as one of her favorite books, an allegorical story about souls at the gates of heaven.

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Recommended by

Kevin Vanhoozer

as one of his three most influential books by C.S. Lewis, highlighting its use of imagination.

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Mentioned by

Fr. Mike Schmitz

when discussing the difference between heaven and hell.

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Recommended by Glenn Scrivener as emotionally plausible to help understand the ideas of sin and judgment.

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