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Our Problem With That Very Real Place, Hell

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Our Problem With That Very Real Place, Hell
"Christ's Descent into Hell," 16th century, by a follower of Hieronymus Bosch. Oil on wood. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. Public Domain
James Sale
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Does hell really exist? Jordan B. Peterson in a recent address to Hillsdale College said that “if you don’t believe in hell, then you haven’t thought about it enough!”

I am reminded of that wonderful moment in Christopher Marlowe’s play “Doctor Faustus” where Faustus asks Mephistopheles why, since he is a devil, he isn’t in hell.

James Sale
James Sale
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James Sale has had over 50 books published, most recently, “Mapping Motivation for Top Performing Teams” (Routledge, 2021). He has been nominated for the 2022 poetry Pushcart Prize, and won first prize in The Society of Classical Poets 2017 annual competition, performing in New York in 2019. His most recent poetry collection is “StairWell.” For more information about the author, and about his Dante project, visit EnglishCantos.home.blog
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