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Let’s go to Hell with Stephen Hopkins

July 29, 2026 · 57 min

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Stephen Hopkins has been thinking about Hell for a long time, and so have medieval Christians. But only one of them grew up in Ohio. Plus there are 2 killer puns towards the end that I’m very proud of.


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Stephen Hopkins is an Assistant Professor in the English Department at the University of Virginia. He teaches Old English and Old Norse languages and literatures, as well as courses on the history of the English language and medieval literature generally. His recent book is entitled Translating hell: Vernacular theology and apocrypha in the medieval North Sea. Follow on Bluesky: [email protected] or Instagram @phil_lol_ogist. His website is https://stephencehopkins.wordpress.com/



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After all, if America has never been modern, it’s because we’ve always been slightly medieval.



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