Hell

A Guide

By: Anthony DeStefano

Narrated by: Zach Hoffman

Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins

Publisher's summary

“The best book on hell ever written." (Dr. Eastman, founding member and president, America’s National Prayer Committee) 

Anthony DeStefano, the best-selling author of A Travel Guide to Heaven, takes us on an exploration of hell, the devil, demons, and evil itself. Written with the clarity and logic of C. S. Lewis and the vivid storytelling of John Bunyan and J. R. R. Tolkien, Hell: A Guide takes up questions such as:

• Is hell a place or a state of being? 
• What does hell look like? 
• What kind of suffering do people in hell experience? 
• What are the devil and demons really like? 

Rooted in solid, orthodox Christian scholarship, this one-of-a-kind audiobook investigates everything there is to know about one of the most fascinating, yet often misunderstood, subjects of all time. 

Additional biblical references are available in the audiobook companion PDF download.  

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio. 

©2020 Anthony DeStefano (P)2020 Thomas Nelson

great book

one of the best books on hell if not the best book....highly recommend, will.reread many times, excellent

Great biblical perspective with clear explanations.

The book gave me a great tour of the worst place in existence. Thank you for taking the time to dive deep into this subject which I think many people avoid.

Excellent

If you need purpose and focus for your life this will help! Eternity is a long time.

Very deep spiritual interior experience!!!

I’m left feeling overwhelmed with relief and hope about Heaven. Really able to reflect how I can live my life internally and externally to reflect Gods image of creation.

A stunning journey I hope to never take!

It is hard to say that I enjoyed this book, but it is riveting and well researched. Catholic truths are taught and brought together in an understandable way for a deeper knowledge of the subject … DeStefano draws from Scripture, church fathers, theologians and Saints and literary masters to share a full understanding ( as full as we can know here) of what hell is actually like. Bravo. I also recommend Heaven, by DeStefano, that I read years ago and has stayed with me , so this would be an unbeatable combo!

Compelling overview of Hell

Listened to the Audiobook. Hell is a real place and the story gives you an idea of what it is like. I would've preferred more scriptural references, but I think I understand why the author didn't go for that. For those who are non believers (but curious) or new in the faith, this is a really good book to help you understand the basics of Hell and why you don't want to end up there.

Hotel California

I reminded me of things I have experienced and thought this is what Hell is.

Worth reading

Thee beginning and end were very good...the middle didn't keep my attention. The narrator is excellent.

Weird references

The author refers to others authors of fictional work in reference to the bible. in know that this is a 'guide' but come on. In the beginning i was enjoying this book. Then the references begin and it starts to take them credit away from the story as a whole. I understand that this a book and that the author is trying to make them book relatable, but because of those reasons above makes it seem a bit too disingenuous.

Exceptional!

I absolutely loved this book and the narration was superb! I wasn't too share this book with everyone I know!

Excellent book. Unexpected pleasant surprise

Even if the author is not a theologian, he is well documented as what he says coincides with the Doctrine and the writings of Early Fathers and Saints. A must.

Pure Fiction

The writing itself is of good enough quality, and the narrator brings it to life very well. It's the content which lets it down somewhat.

This book is full of all sorts of unsubstantiated claims and deals with complex issues via imagination instead of good reasoning.

For instance, early on the book deals with the moral problem "how can a loving god send people to hell for eternity for finite crimes?"
The author asserts that hell was made for demons. Then, since they (apparently) can't change their minds and are spiritual beings, the soul (also a spiritual being) cannot change its mind and so deserves, even chooses eternal hell (as the individual apparently loses free will on death).

The book deals with the problem of Evil and despite showing a basic awareness that sociology and abnormal psychology exist, the author insists on the existence of "metaphysical Evil."

Instead of actually going over what the Bible says about Hell (which is actually plenty), the author asks you to presuppose that a literal Hell exists where people will suffer for eternity. While this is a majority opinion among evangelicals, it would have been nice to have heard more about other views on Hell.

The book also makes many unsubstantiated claims about how human reasoning works, and which parts the soul is responsible for, and which parts the mind is responsible for. But that is just a small part of the unsubstantiated claims made about the properties of souls.

The author doesn't cite which biblical verses he is using to reach his conclusion (not sure if he does in the physical copy), but rather seems to draw extensively on sources from centuries after the Bible was written, as the book seems to say that demons are in hell already, and not "bound in darkness" as it would say in Jude (which is still in the accompanying pdf). The book also infers a lot from just speculation on the nature of the soul and the parable of Lazarus and the rich man.

Overall, I have been just about enjoying it. The narrator gives a delivery which sounds like a true crime podcast, which is really helping me to make the most of the poorly backed-up claims.