thinking about heaven james sledd asks what is the nature of eternal life how can we as mortals locked into space time conceive of it a if the best we can do is metaphor analogy then what is the best metaphor c s lewis s essay the weight of glory deals with this question i recommend it enthusiastically you might also read the chapter on heaven in his book the problem of pain he gives a fictional treatment in his book the great divorce i have found all of these very helpful you might also be helped by the treatment in dante s divine comedy heaven occupies the last third of the poem but i cannot imagine reading it other than from the beginning i urge you to use the translation by dorothy l sayers available from penguin paperbacks yours james kiefer
