Okay gang, I know you have a few days to finish up this odd little book. Still, I wanted to give you a little food for thought.
Charles Williams was one of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkein's cohorts at Oxford. All these guys were part of a wider religious movement that was colored by quasi-Victorian images and a fairly conservative Christian doctrine. If it is not apparent in reading the book, Williams is attempting to spell out a certain mystical Christian theology.
I suggested this read not to create converts but because I actually think it is a cool book and, if you believe Amazon's reviewers, the book is a great example of an entire genre common in the early to mid 1900's: the Spiritual Shocker. The closest thing we have to this genre now would be stuff like the Left Behind series and anything by Peretti. Not good theology, but entertaining stuff.
So, um, right. I hope this book does not offend. But if it does, well, I can deal with that, too. Just remember, if you are slogging through it, Descent into Hell
