Mere Christianity Hardback - 1998
by C. S. Lewis
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In the classic Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis, the most important writer of the 20th century, explores the common ground upon which all of those of Christian faith stand together. Bringing together Lewis’ legendary broadcast talks during World War Two from his three previous books The Case for Christianity, Christian Behavior, and Beyond Personality, Mere Christianity provides an unequaled opportunity for believers and nonbelievers alike to hear this powerful apologetic for the Christian faith. -C.S. Lewis Official Website.
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 seventy years 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 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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Readers split sharply on C. S. Lewis’s classic. Admirers praise its clear, conversational unpacking of core Christian beliefs, memorable analogies, and practical moral guidance, often calling it formative for seekers and believers and best read slowly. Critics argue its reasoning is thin or circular, that it asserts more than it proves, and that some social views are dated; many doubt it will persuade skeptics. Overall, it’s seen as a strong primer on what Christians believe rather than a decisive argument for why to believe.
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First edition identification
Geoffrey Bles published the First UK Edition in London, 1952. The hardcover is red cloth bound in Octavo, housed in a Morocco clamshell box.
The Macmillan Company published the First US Edition, First Printing in New York, 1952. The hardcover is bound in blue cloth, silver titling in octavo.
Details
- Title Mere Christianity
- Author C. S. Lewis
- Binding Hardback
- Edition New edition
- Pages 176
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Publication date 1998-06
- ISBN 9780006280873 / 0006280870
- Category Fiction - General
- Dewey Decimal Code 230
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