THE BELOVED BESTSELLING CLASSIC OF CHRISTIAN FAITH
Mere Christianity is C. S. Lewis's forceful and accessible doctrine of Christian belief. First heard as informal radio broadcasts and then published as three separate books -- The Case for Christianity, Christian Behavior, and Beyond Personality -- Mere Christianity brings together what Lewis sees as the fundamental truths of the religion. Rejecting the boundaries that divide Christianity's many denominations, C. S. Lewis finds a common ground on which all those who have Christian faith can stand together, proving that "at the centre of each there is something, or a Someone, who against all divergences of belief, all differences of temperament, all memories of mutual persecution, speaks with the same voice."
In 1943 Great Britain, when hope and the moral fabric of society were threatened by the relentless inhumanity of global war, an Oxford don was invited to give a series of radio lectures addressing the central issues of Christianity. Over half a century after the original lectures, the topic retains it urgency. Expanded into book form, Mere Christianity never flinches as it sets out a rational basis for Christianity and builds an edifice of compassionate morality atop this foundation. As Mr. Lewis clearly demonstrates, Christianity is not a religion of flitting angels and blind faith, but of free will, an innate sense of justice and the grace of God.
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MERE CHRISTIANITY by C. S. Lewis:
Mere Christianity is taken from a series of radio lectures Lewis gave in the 1940s, and was originally published in three volumes. Here, Lewis lays out the basics of Christian doctrine, focusing on those things we can agree on rather than on issues that run toward the controversial. This is not a scholarly work; it was written by a layperson for laypeople, and is based more in logic and rhetoric than anything else. Lewis is able to pick and choose between what is fundamentally important and what is not... more info
Maybe the best defense of Christianity in the last 200 years:
"Mere Christianity" is an excellent defense of Christianity for the average Joe. More than a few scholars of religion and theology will be disappointed in C.S. Lewis' simplistic analogies, explanations and theory (though readers of all ages will love them). His attack of the notion that Christ was not more than a great moral teacher is top-notch and memorable. Post-feminist readings of the chapters on marriage and sexuality will surely produce numerous critiques, but Lewis anticipates and effectively knocks... more info
The Journey Starts Here, But . . .:
This classic work contains the response of popular Christian apologetist C. S. Lewis to three fundamental questions: 1. Is there a God?
2. Is God a good and loving God, or is he indifferent to us?
3. Is Christ what he says he is (Savior of mankind)? Lewis gives skillful, entertaining and relatively brief responses, but an atheist once pointed out to me that Lewis left a gigantic hole in the third argument - how do we know that the quotations of Christ in the Bible that we read today... more info
Solid, consistent and enjoyable:
Originally a series of radio broadcasts that were transcribed into book form with the author's help, C. S. Lewis' witty and systematically logical defense of Christianity still endures as a favorite today. Although intellectual works of this caliber can seem intimidating, his conversational style of communication makes the book approachable and thoroughly enjoyable. He not only addresses the common sense of Christianity, but also thoughtfully doesn't neglect the practical need, the heartfelt void, that... more info
