Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Mere Christianity
Book Review: A mostly clear explanation of Christianity
Summary: 4 Stars
The author is a skilled writer. He tells you what things mean and don't mean in many different ways. He really knows how to zero in on difficult concepts using common language. He gives you, based on your own experience, an insight into what the idea of Heaven is all about.
But on page 165 Mr. Lewis was not as complete in his explanation as he normally is. He writes, "We cannot compete in simplicity with people who are inventing religions. How could we? We are dealing with Facts. Of course anyone can be simple if he has no facts to bother about." And he ends without an explanation of exactly what are the Facts he is thinking of here. A brief list would have been very helpful. The doctrine taught in many mainline churches states, that reason and faith must not contradict and that faith is a supernatural gift. Is he drifting away from this doctrine here or is he just too brief? A clarification or a reference to previous pages (since there is no index) where the Facts may have been already dealt with would have yielded the fifth star.
Book Review: A must read
Summary: 5 Stars
Lewis is the premiere theologian of the twentieth century. He provides us with a lucid and concise commentary on Christianity that could only be conceived after experiencing the horrors of WWI. Anyone who wishes to understand Christianity, the twentieth century, or Narnia, must read this book.Book Review: A must read for all Christians
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the meat of Lewis's apology for Christianity. One of his main arguments is that we all have something inside of us that makes us know what is right. This cannot be taught by our parents, but is inherent and innate. There must be a higher power - God. All of Lewis's works are extremely profound; he has the knack for saying so much in so few words and this is especially the case in this book.Book Review: A must read for the person not yet convinced of the Christian faith
Summary: 5 Stars
A mandatory read for the new or old christian - A book that gets read over and over. CS Lewis is the master of prose.Book Review: A must-read book guaranteed not to leave you neutral
Summary: 5 Stars
Lewis was a Cambridge don highly educated in the classics, which shows in his books. This is not an easy read, but worth every minute you spend with it. To Lewis, and to me, history has moved Christianity beyond the need to prove itself (if one knows even a little history), so he sets out to explain it. And does so magnificently. And if you need a simple, honest book about dealing with grief, read his book, A Grief Observed, about the death of his wife.