General Note:
At head of title: C.S. Lewis on heaven & hell.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-233) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Heaven -- Part I. Demythologizing heaven: the nonfiction -- The myths of heaven exposed -- Myth #1: heaven will be boring -- Myth #2: What! no sex? -- Myth #3: But I hate ghosts! -- Myth #4: I won't be me -- Myth #5: Just a harp and crown trip -- Myth #6: Heaven is escapist thinking -- Myth#7: Heavenly minded by no earthly good -- Part II. Remythologizing heaven: the fiction -- Making the myths of heaven and hell -- Reclaiming the heavens for heaven: Out of the Silent Planet -- Paradise regained: Perelandra -- The fulfillment of human potential: The Great Divorce -- Land of wonder and delight: The Chronicles of Narnia -- When seeing is not believing: Till We Have Faces --
Hell -- Part I. Demythologizing hell: the nonfiction -- The myths of hell exposed -- Myth #1: a good God wouldn't send anyone to hell -- Myth #2: a physical hell would be cruel -- Myth #3: hell is just a state of mind -- Myth #4: all the interesting people will be in hell -- Myth #5: a tolerant God would let me choose -- Myth #6: no one could be happy in heaven knowing some are in hell -- Part II. Remythologizing hell: the fiction -- The philosophy of hell: The Screwtape Letters -- Evil in paradise: Perelandra -- The sociology of hell: That Hideous Strength -- Hell is a choice, too: The Great Divorce -- Descent into hell: The Chronicles of Narnia -- Purgatory -- Is purgatory plan B? -- Epilogue -- Last things: an epilogue on who goes to heaven.
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