Descent into Hell
Charles Williams
In every moment, we choose between Heaven and Hell...
The good people of Battle Hill are getting ready to put on a play by the renowned playwright, Peter Stanhope. As the rehearsals continue and the date of the premier draws closer, many things that are hidden are revealed.
Among them is the fact that nearly every choice presents us with both an invitation and a temptation. Pauline Anstruther is invited to face her deepest fear, and to dare to believe that she can offer succor and support to a long-dead relative at the moment of his greatest need. Lawrence Wentworth is tempted to forsake the company of real (and therefore difficult) people and retreat into illusion and isolation. To choose connection and community is to choose Heaven, to reject it is to descend into Hell...
Descent into Hell is among the most subtle and profound of Williams’ novels. In it, he most fully presents his theology of substituted love.
Duration - 8h 59m.
Author - Charles Williams.
Narrator - David Pickering.
Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023.
Copyright - © 1937 Bruce Hunter ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
In every moment, we choose between Heaven and Hell... The good people of Battle Hill are getting ready to put on a play by the renowned playwright, Peter Stanhope. As the rehearsals continue and the date of the premier draws closer, many things that are hidden are revealed. Among them is the fact that nearly every choice presents us with both an invitation and a temptation. Pauline Anstruther is invited to face her deepest fear, and to dare to believe that she can offer succor and support to a long-dead relative at the moment of his greatest need. Lawrence Wentworth is tempted to forsake the company of real (and therefore difficult) people and retreat into illusion and isolation. To choose connection and community is to choose Heaven, to reject it is to descend into Hell... Descent into Hell is among the most subtle and profound of Williams’ novels. In it, he most fully presents his theology of substituted love. Duration - 8h 59m. Author - Charles Williams. Narrator - David Pickering. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - © 1937 Bruce Hunter ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duración:00:00:11
Introduction
Duración:00:22:41
Chapter 1: The Magus Zoroaster
Duración:00:31:48
Chapter 2: Via Mortis
Duración:00:27:26
Chapter 3: Quest Of Hell
Duración:00:38:53
Chapter 4: Vision Of Death
Duración:00:55:23
Chapter 5: Return To Eden
Duración:00:37:17
Chapter 6: The Doctrine Of Substituted Love
Duración:00:52:51
Chapter 7: Junction Of Travellers
Duración:00:33:46
Chapter 8: Dress Rehearsal
Duración:01:07:13
Chapter 9: The Tryst Of The Worlds
Duración:01:01:13
Chapter 10: The Sound Of The Trumpet
Duración:00:27:29
Chapter 11: The Opening Of Graves
Duración:00:55:17
Chapter 12: Beyond Gomorrah
Duración:00:27:35
Ending Credits
Duración:00:00:19