Issue 70. Dante's Guide to Heaven and Hell


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Summary
Before Dante's 3-part Comedy, a book had never been written with such eschatological imagination or morbid illustration. Inferno explores the bowels of hell, those places only intended for Satan himself; Purgatorio follows the partially sanctified believer through seven levels of repentance for seven deadly sins; Paradiso reveals the true end of humans as unity, righteousness, and love before the throne of God Almighty.

Christian History & Biography invites you to open your mind to the creativity of Dante, the author whose beginnings, struggles, and triumphs you will learn about as you read this colorful and information-rich issue.

Why the Divine Comedy still haunts and enchants us.

Inside this issue you'll find:

  • Divine Imagination
    By describing a pilgrimage through the realms of death, Dante shares his vision of how Christians should live.
  • A Polysemantic Country Song?
    If you still can't grasp what Dante meant to say in the Comedy, this may (or may not) help.
  • The Rest of the Stories
    Dante's other books further illuminate his medieval mindset and shed light on the Comedy.
  • "I Still Don't Know How He Does It"
    Dorothy Sayers discovers Dante.
  • A Poet Without Honor
    Banished from his hometown, Dante became lonely, bitter, and inspired.
  • Dante in Love
    The poet's feelings for Beatrice far exceeded a childhood crush.
  • A Cathedral of Ideas
    From elements of many traditions, Dante fashioned a towering new theology.
  • The Root of All Kinds of Evil
    The Inferno is crammed with greedy Florentines receiving their due.
  • The Pilgrim Way
    The dream of reaching heaven by visiting holy sites inspired millions of medieval Christians-including Dante.
  • The Gallery: Walk of Fame
    Star sightings in the Comedy highlight Dante's religious and political views.
  • Goodness, Gracious(ness), Great Balls of Fire
    Visions of eternity just aren't what they used to be.
  • What about Purgatory?
    The doctrinal grounding of Dante's mysterious mountain.
  • The Link: Classics & Common Memory
    Why Dante's medieval masterwork continues to thrive in translation. A conversation with Robert Pinsky.
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