“Heaven and Hell in Western Literature: Case Studies”
Gardner Campbell, VCU professor and St. Stephen’s parishioner, expands the scope of our discussion. For centuries, writers have imagined afterlives of perpetual blessedness or eternal damnation. Between the unknown of eternal bliss and the torments of loss and separation, these writers bring theological concepts to life in ways that can illuminate our daily lives as well as our devotion. We’ll consider some of these representations in works by Dante, Milton, Blake, Dickinson, Moore, and C. S. Lewis.