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Mere Christianity Hardback - 2001

by C. S. Lewis

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"Mere Christianity" is the most popular of C. S. This book brings together Lewis's legendary radio broadcast 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, "Mere Christianity" is Lewis's term for the essential Christian message--the theological core on which diverse Christian traditions can stand together.

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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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"C.S. Lewis is the ideal persuader for the half-convinced, for the good man who would like to be a Christian but finds his intellect getting in the way." -- Anthony Burgess, New York Times Book Review

Our moral consciousness and moral judgements are proof to the human race that a moral being exists--God.

Mere Christianity explores the core beliefs of Christianity by providing an unequaled opportunity for believers and nonbelievers alike to hear a powerful, rational case for the Christian faith. A brilliant collection, Mere Christianity remains strikingly fresh for the modern reader and at the same time confirms C. S. Lewis's reputation as one of the leading writer and thinkers of our age.

The book brings together Lewis' legendary broadcast talks during World War II. Lewis discusses that everyone is curious about: right and wrong, human nature, morality, marriage, sins, forgiveness, faith, hope, generosity, and kindness.

First line

Every one has heard people quarrelling.

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One of the most popular and beloved introductions to the concept of faith ever written, Mere Christianity has sold millions of copies worldwide.

The book brings together C. S. Lewis's legendary radio broadcasts during the war years, 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, Mere Christianity provides an unequalled opportunity for believers and nonbelievers alike to absorb a powerful, rational case for the Christian faith.

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. 


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  • Title Mere Christianity
  • Author C. S. Lewis
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition Revised ed.
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher HarperOne, San Francisco
  • Publication date 2001-03-06
  • Features Bibliography
  • ISBN 9780060652883 / 0060652888
  • Weight 0.76 lbs (0.34 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.31 x 5.81 x 0.95 in (21.11 x 14.76 x 2.41 cm)
  • Themes
    • Holiday: Christmas
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
    • Theometrics: Catholic
    • Theometrics: Evangelical
    • Theometrics: Mainline
  • Category Religion - Classic Works
  • Library of Congress subjects Christianity, Theology, Doctrinal
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 00049862
  • Dewey Decimal Code 230

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  • Christianity Today, 01/01/2015, Page 74

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