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| ISBN-13: | 9781620327500 |
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| Publisher: | Cascade Books |
| Publication date: | 05/17/2013 |
| Pages: | 244 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d) |
About the Author
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi
1 Introduction: Piercing the Veil of Death 1
2 Sheol and Hades: Hebrew and Greek Visions of the Underworld 7
3 Odysseus in the Underworld: The First Great Epic Descent 15
4 Plato and the Geography of the Underworld 21
5 Plato and me Theology of the Afterlife 28
6 Aeneas in the Underworld: The Shape of the Journey 36
7 Virgil & Cicero: Roman Visions of the Afterlife 42
8 The Shape of Dante's Universe 49
9 Christian Humanism: Why Dante Chose Virgil as His Guide 57
10 Dante's Inferno I: Yearning for What We Fear 65
11 Dante's Inferno II: Idolatry, Narcissism, and Poetic Justice 73
12 Dante's Inferno III: Violence and Fraud 80
13 Jesus, Paul, and John: New Testament Visions of the Afterlife 89
14 Dante's Purgatorio I: The Search for Freedom 98
15 Dante's Purgatorio II: Eden Restored 106
16 Dante's Paradiso I: Journey into Light 115
17 Dante's Paradiso II: A View from the Stars 123
18 Milton's Paradise Lost I: Better to Reign in Hell 131
19 Milton's Paradise Lost II: Better to Serve in Heaven 139
20 Bunyan and Donne: Death and Beyond 148
21 Satan as Hero: Romanticism and the Inward Turn 157
22 Heaven is a State of Mind: Blake's Marriage of Heaven and Hell 166
23 Heaven is Reality: C. S. Lewis's The Great Divorce 174
24 Science and the Afterlife: From Utopia to Dystopia 182
Bibliography 193
Appendix 1 Timeline 205
Appendix 2 Glossary 207
Appendix 3 Who's Who 223
Index of Names 227
What People are Saying About This
"The portrayal of heaven and hell is one of the great literary themes of Western literature, and is a subject that should be of high-priority interest to every Christian. . . . Markos writes with his usual insightfulness, and he again does what he does best—serves as an engaging travel guide through this chosen body of literature."
—Leland Ryken, Wheaton College
"We have been given a rich theological, philosophical, and literary overview of the themes of heaven, hell, and the permanent things so often neglected in literary studies. We gladly salute Louis Markos on this marvelous contribution and trust it will receive the wide readership it deserves."
—David S. Dockery, Union University
"Lou Markos has pulled off quite an accomplishment. He has managed to meaningfully explore the perennial (and perennially challenging!) issue of heaven and hell. . . . For readers looking for a contemporary Virgil to guide them through these classic texts—as they touch on an important issue—look no further. Take up and read."
—Brad Green, Union University
"Lou Markos is not only an engaging speaker and a vital educator, but he is also an insightful thinker and writer. Heaven and Hell is an important book on a topic that has been much discussed in Christian circles in the last five years. Markos does the important task of defending orthodoxy with wit and without rancor."
—J. M. N. Reynolds, Houston Baptist University