Amongst other things, Lewis covers the reality of moral law, human sinfulness, the nature and work of Christ, Christian ethics, and the doctrine of the Trinity. It consists of four books which originated as broadcast talks for the BBC during World War II. Mere Christianity is one of the world’s most widely read books on the subject of Christianity. Lewis’ writings range from technical academic works (his works on medieval English literature are still considered magisterial), to popular apologetics, to children’s literature, and more. His works sell more copies today than ever before. Lewis was one of the most influential writers of Christian literature in the 20 th Century. So today we offer an excellent summary of his important and very popular apologetic work, Mere Christianity.Ĭ. Lewis seems never to lose popularity, and we were not surprised to hear his works suggested. No man knows how bad he is till he has tried very hard to be good.A Brief Book Summary from Books At a GlanceĮditor’s Note: Some have requested that along with newer titles we summarize some of the more notable books from previous generations.
God intends us to love all selves in the same way and for the same reason. Virtue – even attempted virtue – brings light indulgence brings fog.īut then, has oneself anything lovable about it? You love it simply because it is yourself. Good people know about both good and evil: bad people do not know about either. People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed. But how had I got this idea of just and unjust?īecause free will, though it makes evil possible, is also the only thing that makes possible any love or goodness or joy worth having.Īnd if we cannot picture even the atoms of which our own world is built, of course we are not going to be able to picture this. My argument against God was that the universe seemed so cruel and unjust. They give a taste of what the book is like.Īnd I think if you look at the present state of the world, it is pretty plain that humanity has been making some big mistake. Some of the interesting quotes I found in “Mere Christianity” are listed below. He creates vivid imagery that’s a joy to enter and consider. Even if I don’t agree with all of his arguments, he has a wonderful way of presenting arguments and discussing them with the printed world. Lewis gave near the end of the Second World War. This book, “Mere Christianity” actually spawned from a series of radio lectures C.S. In fact, he was once and atheist and converted to Christianity. Lewis as the guy who wrote “The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe” and “The Chronicles of Narnia”, and had no idea that he could write a serious book on Christianity. Lewis written just after the Second World War. This is a surprising book (at least for me) from C.S.
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