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“this largely unknown novel by C.S lewis is a great example of his master creativity. In this book He puts his own image of the after life combining hell and purgatory into one place "for those who remain in the gray town it is hell, and for those who come to hell and renounce sin it is purgatory" says a spirit while the main character is visiting heaven. In this book the character who starts out in hell finds a bus that takes the residents in hell to heaven. Most would think that the...”
“This book pointed me towards an understanding of God where our punishment comes not from God but from flaws in our own character. In many ways, I think this can be read most profitably in conjunction with the Screwtape Letters -- where Screwtape leaves off, this novel begins.For an Eastern Orthodox angle on this, try the "River of Fire" by Alexander Kalomiros (available online) or watch Tarkovsky's "Stalker."You posted this comment 1 minute ago.”