Mere Christianity Hardback - 2001
by C. S. Lewis
"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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Readers widely hail this as a landmark primer on core Christian beliefs, admired for clear analogies, a conversational voice, and its power to strengthen or clarify faith for believers and seekers. Many emphasize it works better as exposition than proof, rarely converting committed skeptics. Detractors fault logical leaps, simplistic dichotomies, and a rhetorical slant, and note dated stances on gender, sexuality, war, and punishment. Overall, reception is polarized: inspiring and accessible to some, philosophically thin or offensive to others.
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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.
Details
- 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)
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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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Citations
- Christianity Today, 01/01/2015, Page 74
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