Between Heaven and Hell: A Dialog Somewhere Beyond Death with John F. Kennedy, C. S. Lewis & Aldous Huxley
by:
Peter Kreeft (author)
On November 22, 1963, three great men died within a few hours of each other: C.S. Lewis, John F. Kennedy and Aldous Huxley. All three believed, in different ways, that death is not the end of human life. Suppose they were right, and suppose they met after death. How might the conversation...
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On November 22, 1963, three great men died within a few hours of each other: C.S. Lewis, John F. Kennedy and Aldous Huxley. All three believed, in different ways, that death is not the end of human life. Suppose they were right, and suppose they met after death. How might the conversation go?Peter Kreeft imagines their discourse as a modern Socratic dialog--a part of The Great Conversation that has been going on for centuries. Does human life have meaning? Is it possible to know about life after death? What if one could prove that Jesus was God?Combining logical argument and literary imagination, Kreeft portrays Lewis as a Christian theist, Kennedy as a modern humanist and Huxley as an Eastern pantheist. Their interaction involves not only good thinking but good drama.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780877843894 (0877843899)
ASIN: 877843899
Publish date: June 1st 1982
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Pages no: 115
Edition language: English
In this book, C.S. Lewis, Aldous Huxley, and J.F. Kennedy (who died the same day) meet in Purgatory. What follows is Socratic discussion with Lewis answering the questions and attempting to lead Huxley and Kennedy to answers. Lewis represents orthodox Christiany, Kennedy humanistic (modern liberal...