Abstract
These few examples demonstrate that Lewis’s fundamental view of Hell was primarily influenced by Christ but also shaped by Christian history and literature. This does not mean that his choice of the particular words "privation, exclusion and banishment" is solely dependent on biblical, historical, or literary influences. It may very well be that Lewis employed these particular expressions because they represented certain traumatic Hell-on-earth experiences endured in his formative years—events that personalized the doctrine and added significant, practical weight to his academic, theological, philosophical, and literary understanding of its horrifying reality.
Recommended Citation
Weems, Reggie
(2018)
"The Psychology of Hell: Privation, Exclusion, and Banishment as Symbols of Hell in the Life of C.S. Lewis,"
Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal: Vol. 12
:
Iss.
1
, Article 6.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55221/1940-5537.1155
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/cslewisjournal/vol12/iss1/6