On C.S. Lewis's own logic in 'The Great Divorce,' the self can progressively contract through habituated choices until it becomes constitutively incapable of desiring union with God.

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C.S. Lewis(as a philosopher cited on divine intervention): A 20th-century British writer and Christian apologist (someone who defends religious beliefs through reasoning) known for works like 'The Chronicles of Narnia' and philosophical books arguing for Christian theology.
The Great Divorce(The philosophical argument being discussed comes from this book): A novella by C.S. Lewis that uses an imaginary journey between Hell and Heaven to explore spiritual choices and what separates people from God.
constitutively incapable(Describes how someone becomes so shaped by their choices that they can no longer even want union with God): Unable to do something because of what you fundamentally are at your core—not just temporarily unable, but unable in a deep, permanent way.
habituated choices(The statement argues that repeating certain choices gradually changes what you're capable of wanting)

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