"Everything that seems earthly is the beginning of heaven or hell," said C.S. Lewis, only to add : "Lord, don't open my fragile eyes to this too often."
The journey from Hell to Heaven, passing through Purgatory, takes place not only in the Divine Comedy, Dante's great epic poem, but also in the heart and life of every human being.
There are only three paths we can follow, three philosophies by which to guide our existence. And all three can be found in the Bible.
Peter Kreeft leads us through these pages from the philosophy of despair with the emptiness of the world (Ecclesiastes) and the philosophy of suffering in search of justice (Job) to a life of Love (Song of Songs).
From this Love comes the only philosophy that can satisfy us, the only reality capable of bringing our soul out of the Hell of meaninglessness and giving meaning to the sufferings of its Purgatory.