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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 40 episodes

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Tim Mackie
as a parable communicating the idea that the kind of person someone is affects their destiny.
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John Dickson
as a book exploring the concept of hell.
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Russell Brand
as it highlights the struggle to relinquish attachments to our human identity in order to embrace heaven.
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Joe Rigney
as a book that illustrates the concept of people using pity to get their way.
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Timothy Keller
as a favorite book that illustrates the concept of hell as a choice.
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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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Trent Horn
in relation to the concept of hell as a separation from God, similar to the Catholic teaching.
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Mike Cosper
when discussing the twin temptations of the Christian life.
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Fr. Mike Schmitz
to illustrate the concept of divine boundaries and the choice between heaven and hell.
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Angelina Stanford
in relation to George MacDonald.
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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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Ian Morgan Cron
in the context of a relapse, using a scene from the book as an analogy for recovery.
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Trevin Wax
, describing the book's depiction of heaven and purgatory.
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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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Caitlin West
as one of her favorite books, an allegorical story about souls at the gates of heaven.
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Kevin Vanhoozer
as one of his three most influential books by C.S. Lewis, highlighting its use of imagination.
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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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Chris Green
in relation to a passage about a painter in heaven, discussing artistic representation vs. living faith.
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