Mere Christianity Book Review

Mere Christianity, by C. S. Lewis, is written as set of guidelines of Christian belief. Lewis does not say there is any particular way to believe but he does make a point that the topic of religion itself is serious. As you consider whether you want to believe or not, you have to recognize how much thought it requires, and how thought provoking a process this decision is. Lewis covers Christianity in four different books within his book. In book one, Lewis discusses the Law of Nature and makes note of a tendency in humans of appealing to a standard of absolute truth in quarrels and arguments. He calls this standard the Law of Nature or the Moral Law. The Law isn't the same as the law of gravity

scholarship. I feel that chapter four is more important than chapter three because the topic is

Many opposed this event by turning to Monasticism, these people wanted to devote their lives to God, but despite of all of this Weisser notes that Oneness still exist.

The theme of spirituality takes place in many novels that we have read this semester. Natives has used spiritual guidance as a means of connecting with their past and honoring their ancestors. To Natives, spirits have always played an important role in their culture and everyday lives. When Natives were forced to convert to Christianity and over time have their beliefs sucked out of them, the spiritual connection was broken as generations passed. One novel that particularly spoke to me on this subject was Monkey Beach, by Eden Robinson. The main character, Lisa, is struggling to fins herself after being blessed with the gift of being a shaman. In this novel, the author exploits how the European or western “white” culture has destroyed the

C.S. Lewis covers many topics in his fourth book contained in Mere Christianity titled BEYOND PERSONALITY: OR FIRST STEPS IN THE DOCTRINE OF THE TRINITY. He addresses such topics as theology, what it means to be the Son of God, the three personal God, the relationship of God and time, the cost of being a Christian, how God works to turn us into image of Christ, why Christian growth is both hard and easy, and also what he thinks about our old personalities before becoming Christians. These are all relative topics that apply to us and our daily lives. Learning and understanding this book can help a Christian tremendously in forming a deeper relationship with God.

The Case for Christ was written by Lee Strobel and Jane Vogel. The book is almost like a really big essay with a bunch of different sections, each one proving or disproving a certain point. The book focuses on disproving the existence of Jesus Christ but in the process of disproving the existence of Jesus he proves just how real Jesus is. I personally chose this book because I am a Christian and it looked interesting to see why other people who don 't already believe start to believe. Also I feel like the more I know about Jesus the more I know about God, since they are one in the same. I found this book to be extremely interesting because of all the textual and factual based evidence proving that Jesus existed.

C. S Lewis recalls his spiritual journey as an atheist to a full on believer in Christ through his book Surprised by Joy. Lewis grew up in Belfest Ireland where he first found his love for writing and reading. He would listen to stories from his older brother of the boarding schools in England where he would soon be attending and where he finds his first taste of Atheism and rationalism. Lewis soon grows up and is thrown into the horrors of WWI on his 19th birthday. After the war C.S. Lewis attends Oxford and often moves around. It was not until later in life and at the end of the book that Lewis became a Christian. “I gave in, and admitted that God was God, and knelt and prayed”.

Lewis. So far, I am very taken by Lewis’s writing. He speaks a language that I can truly escape into. Reading these books is experiencing religion outside of the normal time and place. Mere Christianity is especially meaningful to me because it explored a culture that at one point directed my entire life. It is interesting to see how Lewis perceived Christian life and how it differed from the point of view I once had.

C. S. Lewis. I am a Christian, and reading this book would help me grow in my belief. Because I

The chapter three of Mere Christianity talks about the Christian how believe in God in the human life. It summary the chapter 7 to 12 as there are Forgiveness; The Great Sin; Charity; Hope and Faith. The chapter seven was explained the forgiveness. One of the most distinct aspects between non-believers and Christian morality is that have duty and responsibility to forgive the enemy.

The book I’ve chosen for the book review was The Christian God by Richard Swinburne. The Christian God book is the third volume in Swinburne’s tetralogy on the philosophy of the Christian Doctrine. His other two volumes are Responsibility and Atonement and Revelation. Swinburne was from Britain and a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oxford before he retired. For the past 50 years Swinburne helped influence the philosophical argument for the existence of God. His work was influenced from major philosophers from the past, for example, Thomas Aquinas, Rene Descartes and several other philosophers.

have often wondered throughout my life, as my literature and film interests grew and expanded, where my lines should be drawn. How far is too far, and where do excursions into more adult fiction turn from innocent interest into sin? I know that I have fairly strict lines on when sexual content or humor becomes inappropriate, and this is assisted by my lake of interest in the majority of genres that typically showcase such things. Additionally, my interest in genres that showcase gratuitous violence or cursing is also fairly minimal. However, I have always loved works of fantasy, mythology, and even supernatural, which has, on occasion, upset my grandparents. They would much prefer that my brother and I forgo Greek mythology in favor of C.S. Lewis.

From the introduction of this book, Francis Nigel Lee describes his purpose of this book to introduce the history of philosophy from Christian understanding, so he calls this book ‘prolegomena to the history of philosophy’. Contents of this book are quite interesting; differing from a common book about the history of philosophy, Lee starts from God as the beginning of the history and philosophy. A structure of this book is following a biblical understanding of human history.

As I reflect on how Mere Christianity benefited me personally, I can sincerely say that it helped provide support to my understandings and views of how a Christian life should be lived in a practical sense, dealing with authentic concerns and circumstances of the present world. Furthermore, it reinforced my belief that as Christians, “coming from among them” makes more sense when it is thought of as allowing God to make you a “Son of God”, “infecting” others so they could do likewise, and leaving this world in a better way than you found it, rather than stressing to avoid others and pretending to be more righteous than everyone else around, including believers of other denomination — all done while waiting around to go to

During the 100 years between the year 1901 and the year 2000 C.S Lewis was not only able to inspire the Christians of his time, but he was able to cause social change by addressing the issues of his time through literature. As seen in many of his works, such as The Abolition of Man, The Problem of Pain, and, The Chronicles of Narnia, Lewis used to the influence he had over his readers to advocate for the important problems with society during the 20th century. This included, the quality of education in schools, evangelical teaching, and children’s books. His original and imaginative way of writing has caused him to become one of the most well-known and acknowledged writers of the 20th century. The immense influence he has brought to the 20th century has even been extended past the time in which he first wrote his classic works. He can easily be classified as one of the most important Christian writers of the 20th century and is also included at the top of the list of 20th century authors. His literary contribution to the world and to those who have read his books cause inspiration and knowledge to spread widely and provide a great asset to those from the 20th century up until the present time. Lewis’ ability to transform his faith and philosophy into widely understood literature marked his place as an important author of the 20th century.