- Hardcover: 192 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins; Gift Ed edition (5 Nov 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0007131852
- ISBN-13: 978-0007131853
- Product Dimensions: 22.2 x 15.2 x 5.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,131,452 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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“He has quite a unique power for making theology an attractive, exciting and fascinating quest.” Times Literary Supplement
“Lewis seeks in Mere Christianity to help us see religion with fresh eyes, as a radical faith whose adherents might be likened to an underground group gathering in a war zone, a place where evil seems to have the upper hand, to hear messages of hope from the other side.” Kathleen Norris
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This hugely popular international bestseller is being repackaged and rebranded as the leading title in the C.S. Lewis Signature Classics range.
One of the most popular and beloved introductions to the concept of faith ever written, Mere Christianity has sold millions of copies worldwide. The timeless questions of spirituality which Lewis raises will have resonance with a new generation of readers.
Mere Christianity brings together Lewis’s legendary broadcast talks of the war years, talks in which he set out simply to ‘explain and defend the belief that has been common to nearly all Christians at all times.’ Rejecting the boundaries that divide Christianity’s many denominations, C.S. Lewis provides an unequaled opportunity for believers and nonbelievers alike to hear a powerful, rational case for the Christian faith. This scintiallating collection confirms C.S. Lewis’s reputation as one of the leading writers and thinkers of our age.
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Format:Hardcover
I picked this up in a remaindered bookshop and was delighted. My old copies at home had either fallen apart or got loaned/lost. These are two books no Christian should ever be without.
Screwtape outlines a list of tricks used by the devil to trick Christians into accidentally following him instead of Him. It is humorous, darkly so, and delves so deep that atheists and agnostics should be able to recognise themselves here too and quietly smile!
Mere Christianity is a robust defence of the ancient faith in the face of secular materialism and rising paganism. It is simple, but profoundly well-written, Christian philosophy that everyone, whether Christian or not, should read. Know the truth and the truth will set you free. If you disagree with Christ's claims, at least read what one of the greatest 20th century Christian writers said about it.
Screwtape outlines a list of tricks used by the devil to trick Christians into accidentally following him instead of Him. It is humorous, darkly so, and delves so deep that atheists and agnostics should be able to recognise themselves here too and quietly smile!
Mere Christianity is a robust defence of the ancient faith in the face of secular materialism and rising paganism. It is simple, but profoundly well-written, Christian philosophy that everyone, whether Christian or not, should read. Know the truth and the truth will set you free. If you disagree with Christ's claims, at least read what one of the greatest 20th century Christian writers said about it.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Laudable Lewis!
25 Mar 2007
Format:Hardcover
The insights, the eloquence, the metaphors, the balance between reality and Scripture, this volume is repleted with the above. It is true, for this volume witness to them all.
We have all quoted CS Lewis or read a quotation from this volume somewhere. I always love to read the primary source if I can. Get this volume, you would not be sorry.
We have all quoted CS Lewis or read a quotation from this volume somewhere. I always love to read the primary source if I can. Get this volume, you would not be sorry.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
CS Lewis Screw Tapes & Mere Christianity
12 Jan 2007
Format:Hardcover
"Screw Tapes" is an excellant read, very thought pervoking. A candid argument for faith in God as supreme being.
"Mere Christianity" is a must read for Christians. It addresses the adversity of the Christian Religion by focusing in on "mere" truths. We would all be better Christians if we remember to remember the main POINT. Thank you Amazon for this excellent purchase.
"Mere Christianity" is a must read for Christians. It addresses the adversity of the Christian Religion by focusing in on "mere" truths. We would all be better Christians if we remember to remember the main POINT. Thank you Amazon for this excellent purchase.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Merely Amazing
10 Feb 2007
Format:Hardcover
C.S. Lewis is truly a master of the English language. Having never read any of Lewis' work previous to reading Mere Christianity, I was taken aback by his craftsmanship within the first few pages. This fact, in itself, makes Mere Christianity worth reading if not only for its aesthetic value. The fact is, however, that the skill with which Lewis creates this masterpiece is a mere vessel of the greatest benefit that one might achieve from this work. In the preface, Lewis goes to great lengths to establish that this work was not written to offer any assistance for an individual trying to determine which denomination of Christianity to become associated with. Lewis' purpose it creating this work was to convey Christianity for what it is in the most fundamental of beliefs.
One of the first topics attended to by Lewis is the law of human nature. The message that is delivered in this section appears as if it had been written in direct response to the pages that Richard Dawkins dedicated to this very subject in his recently published work The God Delusion, and it appears as if Lewis' work would hold its own ground in this hypothetical debate, even though it has surrendered the advantage of time. It may not be that Lewis' ideas on this matter are any more valid than those of other great scholar's, instead the value of this work is established in the explicit and fluid manner in which he elaborates each point that is made.
By the end of this work one will have read about what Christians believe, Christian behavior, and also experience a taste of theology. This has to be one of the most poignant works on Christianity, in general, that has been written in the past one hundred years. C.S. Lewis possessed a great literary gift and put it to good use in writing Mere Christianity. Between the message that is passed on through this work and the descriptive illustrations that are utilized to explain some of the more difficult concepts of Christianity; this book is a must read for every Christian. This work can also be appreciated by the secular population, if not only, for the craftsmanship which went into every page.
One of the first topics attended to by Lewis is the law of human nature. The message that is delivered in this section appears as if it had been written in direct response to the pages that Richard Dawkins dedicated to this very subject in his recently published work The God Delusion, and it appears as if Lewis' work would hold its own ground in this hypothetical debate, even though it has surrendered the advantage of time. It may not be that Lewis' ideas on this matter are any more valid than those of other great scholar's, instead the value of this work is established in the explicit and fluid manner in which he elaborates each point that is made.
By the end of this work one will have read about what Christians believe, Christian behavior, and also experience a taste of theology. This has to be one of the most poignant works on Christianity, in general, that has been written in the past one hundred years. C.S. Lewis possessed a great literary gift and put it to good use in writing Mere Christianity. Between the message that is passed on through this work and the descriptive illustrations that are utilized to explain some of the more difficult concepts of Christianity; this book is a must read for every Christian. This work can also be appreciated by the secular population, if not only, for the craftsmanship which went into every page.
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