Mere Christianity

Mere Christianity is a lucid account on the vocation of genuine Christians. God's character –love– necessitates more than one persons (Father–Son) in the Being of God. Further, for God to love its creation, the creation needs to be seperate from God. Thus, C.S Lewis, makes a good case for the Trinity and Christian love.

"Mere Christianity" by C. S. Lewis is a masterpiece that presents the essence of the Christian faith in a clear and accessible way. The book provides a rational and thoughtful exploration of Christianity, addressing important questions and issues with honesty and insight. Lewis's writing is engaging, witty, and at times, profound. He challenges readers to consider the nature of God, morality, and the meaning of life, all while avoiding the jargon and dogma that can often make Christianity seem inaccessible. For those seeking a deeper understanding of the Christian faith, "Mere Christianity" is a must-read that offers a fresh perspective and illuminating insights. Very nice product.

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Been waiting for this book to be available in India for a long time. Just bought it for my daughter's birthday. Very good quality of print.

Nice book. A must read book for all.

I always thought beauty is a matter of vision but this book proved me wrong. I came out of this book with a greater understanding of Christianity than all my years of church upbringing. Thank you Jesus for C.S. Lewis.

If you have started living a christian life you may find your story in this book. Becoming a christian is an ongoing process, do not give up, trust in Lord and follow him. We are getting closer to Jesus every single day. I may read this book again in near future.

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I found this book after it was referenced in another authors work that I was reading, just a few snippets of the content was enough to make me want to buy and read it and I'm really glad that I did.As a teen I was staunchly atheistic and proudly touted my allegiance to the Dawkins' and Hitchens' of the world, yet as the public discourse and political/cultural landscape shifts I, along with many people, have found a new level of patience and understanding with (Anglican?) Christianity.CS Lewis shows tremendous wisdom and understanding in the manner which he breaks down core Christian tenets such as Charity, Marriage and Faith in such inventive, modern and sensible ways that you can't help but be swept along with the reasoning and depth with which he puts forward his explanations.With Mere Christianity, Lewis is not looking to promote religion, or faith, but rather gently point out the many ways in which civilisation, emotion and human decency (and it's counter-part) are so fascinatingly intertwined, so no one should avoid this book fearing it to be a chest-thumping propaganda piece for the author's own religious views.Overall, it's a beautiful book, well worth a read.

So as a former atheist now progressive Christian I found Mere Christianity to be fascinating. I’ll be honest however, I don’t agree with everything he says here. But that’s ok, we don’t have to. This is Lewis’ “layman” perspective so to speak. As an affirming gay man, I obviously don’t agree with his stance on homosexuality.But even with the certain issues I disagree with Lewis on, there is still a lot of wisdom and truth to be learned from this book. The manner in which Lewis presents morality, how he views Christ and how he explains his faith is very interesting. I do appreciate the way he uses analogies to explain his points.This was a book I didn’t have the courage to read an atheist, but as progressive Christian I’m so glad I finally gave it a chance. If you are interested in exploring Christianity, I suggest you give it a chance. But take it with a pinch of salt.

A philosophical work in a class of its own. C S Lewis was for much of his life an atheist but was eventually converted to Christianity when his friend Tolkien persuaded him that Christianity is a myth that just happens to be true. Once he had embraced Christianity Lewis became an expert and wrote many books on the subject, of which I believe this is one of the best.On the whole this isn't a preachy book. Around the middle of the book he does go into what Christians believe to be sin, but he does not glibly quote scriptures the way some Christian writers do. He is not out to prove that he is right or to convert people. Several times he points out that he is a layman, not a preacher and that he is only giving his opinion, based on his own thoughts on the subject.Lewis begins by considering an apparently innate sense humans have of what is right or wrong, good or evil, which he calls “natural law“. This natural law seems to span all cultures throughout history. It is like the laws of physics, to which we are all subject, however whereas we are unable to break the laws of physics, we can choose break the natural law, by committing murder or stealing. Lewis draws certain conclusions from our knowledge of the law and our ability to break it, which the reader is able to accept or reject.He then succinctly describes the distinction between the atheist, the theist and the pantheist, and how for those who believe in God theology is important. Theology in his view enriches faith and helps to guide us through, like a map helping you to reach your destination.Up until page 195 I found this book excellent, and I even read the preface, and agreed wholeheartedly with almost everything he said. However thereafter he and I part company somewhat. Firstly because Lewis continued to believe in the theory of evolution, which I do not. He acknowledges that many intelligent people do not believe in it and is not disrespectful to those of us who don’t (as many are today), but his chapter based evolution is not one I can go along with.Likewise, I can’t quite go along with his belief (shared by many Christians undoubtedly) that we must surrender our whole being to God in order to be redeemed - that Jesus wants to literally take us over, mind, body and soul, in order to save us. It just does not make sense to me that God would give us our lives and our freedom if he then wishes to take both from us. However there is plenty of scripture to support that point of view and although it seems to me to make the way back to God impossible for most of us, sadly it could be true.Oh and one final thing that I didn't like about the book - something that many male writers are unfortunately guilty of - the constant use of "man" . It is very irritating if you just happen to be a woman! And there is really no excuse for it. But as I say Lewis is not alone in this - most scientific, historical and religious books refer to our species as "man" - and Lewis also says about becoming "sons of God" as if there is really no place for women in the kingdom of God - which I very much hope isn't true.

Very good book. It used to be my favourite book for many years, but I now see that it's not as great as I thought. It has many things lacking and it's addressed mainly to the intellectual middle class. Resurrection is not mentioned even once in this book. I know that C.S. Lewis is highly favoured among Christians and holds a prominent position but some of the things he said in the book are an utter embarrassment. Among many is his famous quote about buddhists and their salvation in this book. Or in the book on Psalms saying that we need to leave imprecatory psalms alone or in his essays saying that Jesus's words about his coming back before this generation disappears are the most embarrassing verses in the whole Bible. I think I've just followed for years the middle class intellectual hype which is so prevalent nowadays and which replaced love in the churches.