Mere Christianity Paperback - 1978
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 widely regard C. S. Lewis’s work as a lucid, accessible primer on core Christian belief—shaped by wartime broadcasts—praised for its vivid analogies, moral clarity, and practical spirituality. Many report it as faith-strengthening or even life-changing, and recommend it for seekers and new Christians. Critics, including some believers, fault its arguments (e.g., the moral law case and the “liar–lunatic–Lord” trilemma) as simplistic, rhetorically persuasive rather than rigorous, and inattentive to scientific and philosophical advances. Several also flag dated views on gender, sexuality, just war, and capital punishment, and note that parts can feel formal, dry, or denominationally narrow. Enduringly influential, the book remains a concise and provocative touchstone that invites both admiration and rebuttal.
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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.
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- Title Mere Christianity
- Author C. S. Lewis
- Binding Paperback
- Edition LATER PRINTING
- Pages 190
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher MacMillan Publishing Company, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Publication date September 1, 1978
- ISBN 9780020868309 / 0020868308
- Weight 0.24 lbs (0.11 kg)
- Dimensions 7.01 x 4.17 x 0.47 in (17.81 x 10.59 x 1.19 cm)
- Category Religion - Classic Works
- Library of Congress subjects Apologetics, Theology, Doctrinal - Popular works
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 84020027
- Dewey Decimal Code 230
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