Catholic Reading Plan

The Great Divorce

C. S. Lewis

A fantastic journey from a gray town toward heaven becomes Lewis’s exploration of freedom, attachment, and the refusal of joy.

Literature

Original date: 1946 (British book publication)

Reading level: Accessible

Reading guides

Source notes & edition details

Peter Kreeft
Named in the published transcript of Kreeft’s lecture.

Explore the themes

heaven hell freedom conversion

Bibliographic references

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Original catalog editions

HarperOne (2009), Edition: 1, Hardcover, 160 pages
The Great Divorce