Christian theologians who theorize hell as a place of isolation as opposed to a place of torture are definitely way more interesting. I actually really like C.S. Lewis’ depiction of Hell in the great divorce as a vast open plane where individuals are constantly walking further away from each other. They could turn back, and even leave hell at any time, but the type of soul they have become compells them to keep diving into their own isolation, and most that visit heaven find it profoundly painful and go back.
