Ascent to Love: A Guide to Dante's Divine Comedy by Peter J. Leithart

An imaginative philosophical dialogue on love, desire, and the ascent to God, modeled on Plato's Symposium and Dante's journey. Peter Kreeft brings together a remarkable cast of thinkers to explore the nature of romantic and divine love, drawing on the Christian tradition to show that all genuine love is ultimately a participation in and ascent toward the infinite love of God himself.