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Mere Christianity
- 191 pages · about 3 hours
- First published 1943
- 109 editions
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1 About this book
First broadcast as informal radio "talks" and later published as three separate books, The Case for Christianity, Christian Behaviour, and Beyond Personality are presented together in Mere Christianity. In his remarkably direct and accessible style, the renowned Christian apologist shows how the power of Christianity manifests itself -- not in any single denomination but as "mere" Christianity, a total force.
For Lewis sets out to prove only that "in the center of each there is something, or a Someone, who against all divergencies of belief, all differences of temperament, all memories of mutual persecution, speaks with the same voice."
- Christian ethics
- History
- Essays
- Apologetics
- Doctrinal Theology
- Theology, doctrinal
- Christianity
2 What to expect
A short, plain-spoken case for Christian belief, adapted from radio talks Lewis gave during the Second World War. It moves from his arguments for the existence of God, through the core of Christian doctrine, to Christian ethics and the Christian idea of God, keeping to what the churches hold in common. The style is conversational and full of everyday comparisons, and it is an argument for faith, not a neutral survey.
Good for readers who want: Christian belief explained, plain arguments with everyday comparisons, and a short classic.
3 About C. S. Lewis
Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
4 More by C. S. Lewis
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