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A review by kennethoftexas
Descent Into Hell by Charles Williams
5.0
Here, in a terrifying, gorgeous narrative masterpiece, Williams anticipates what I believe to be the looming crisis of this century (which is already budding, in part).
In a story about magic and spirituality, Williams describes a man's descent into a masturbatory, hallucinated false world, which Williams equates with hell. The theological point made in this book is that hell is an orientation, an inward turning, and heaven is a confrontation with truth, reality, and other people.
When I read this, years ago, I couldn't help but be reminded of people I know who had sunken into porn or video game addictions at the cost of their relationships with their families. Far worse, I suspect, lies ahead, and Descent into Hell is more timely now than ever.
In a story about magic and spirituality, Williams describes a man's descent into a masturbatory, hallucinated false world, which Williams equates with hell. The theological point made in this book is that hell is an orientation, an inward turning, and heaven is a confrontation with truth, reality, and other people.
When I read this, years ago, I couldn't help but be reminded of people I know who had sunken into porn or video game addictions at the cost of their relationships with their families. Far worse, I suspect, lies ahead, and Descent into Hell is more timely now than ever.