Chris, Logan, and Sophie discuss Charles Williams' novel Descent Into Hell, chapters 6-7.
Among other things, we discuss
The Unusual Structure of Descent and Why it Defies Summary
Prayer for the Dead
Distinctions between Charles Williams secondary world and those of Tolkien/Lewis'
Influence of Williams' ideas on Lewis (and maybe Tolkien)
That famous "Weight of Glory" quote
Enchanted, Invisible Worlds: Williams' Unseen World versus Faerie
Isolation and Community as Hell and Heaven
Heaven in the Fresco at Voroneț
Echoes of Chapter 7 in Lewis' The Great Divorce
Heaven as fact and Hell as self-deception
The personality (or lack thereof) of the dead man; his supposed lack of moral agency
What to do if you ever see a ghost
The dead man's groan, the earthquake, and the harrowing of hell
All good actions as extensions of God's goodness
Dopplegangers in the movies
Thanks to Logan Huggins for producing this episode!