SUMMER BOOK STUDY
 THE GREAT DIVORCE BY C.S. LEWIS  | THURSDAYS FROM 8:00–9:00PM ON ZOOM
C. S. Lewis is widely read and admired for his ability to provoke deep theological consideration through whimsical and winsome storytelling.

During this 6-week study via Zoom, we will explore his allegorical interpretation on heaven by looking at the myriad of colorful characters who reject the gift of grace and cling to their own preferences, perspectives, and desires. Questions? Email Brad Boucher.

Resources

Overview: The Great Divorce
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For Aug 20: Read Chapters 12-14
Things worth considering while reading before we meet:

  • Sarah tells Frank, “Pity was meant to be a spur that drives joy to help misery.”  Pity can also be a weapon.
  • Lewis tells McDonald, “. . . Some people say on Earth is that the final loss of one’s soul gives the lie to all the joy of those who are saved.”  Can this be possible?
  • After Frank has disappeared, the bright Spirits sing a hymn of praise for Sarah.  Lewis used one of the Psalms as its model.  Do you know which one?
  • At the end, the sun begins to rise, terrible to Lewis (“I am caught by the morning and I am a ghost!”)  Remember what Ikey told Lewis on the bus about the Grey Town: “It will be dark presently.”
  • All those in Hell are there because they choose it.
  • After Sarah departs, Lewis and McDonald talk about who can be saved.  McDonald explains that if the doctrine of predestination is true then the freedom to choose Heaven is denied to some.  But if universalism is true and we know that all will be saved the freedom to refuse Heaven is gone.