Christianity in the Inferno

Shannon Burger Literature of the Western World Christianity in The Inferno In The Inferno, Dante Alighieri gives his audience a clear vivid presentation of what he as a follower of the Christian religion perceives to be hell. Dante shows that human sin is punishable in various degrees of severity and that this is dependent on the nature of one^Òs sinful actions. He sets forth what could very well be the most fully developed Christian …

…sin that separates human beings from God^Òs grace and love. Dante presents to his audience a poem that creates a better understanding of the consequences of sinful human actions. He bases The Inferno on the teachings found in the Christian religion and offers to the audience a typological reading that makes it clear that what will happen to each individual in the after life will be determined solely by one^Òs actions on earth.