Mere Christianity Summary Mere Christianity was written by C.S. Lewis (Clive Staples Lewis). C.S. Lewis was born in Belfast, Ireland on November 29, 1898. He was arguably one of the intellectual giants and influential writers of the twentieth century. Until nineteen fifty-four he was a Fellow and Tutor in English Literature at Oxford University. After that he was unanimously elected to the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge University, a position he held until his retirement
where people disguise as hounds and serpents simultaneously. However, amidst this chaos, there stands supreme thing keeping the pieces of mankind’s civilization together—the Law of Nature. The Law of Nature is discussed greatly in the book Mere Christianity of C. S. Lewis, who asserts that it is the Law of Nature which makes humans obligated to do the right thing. According to Lewis, this law can also be referred as The Real Morality or the Standard to which all people follow, and which people use
Mere Christianity (Lewis, 1952), as a revised and improved edition, with a new introduction, of the three books Broadcast Talks (1942), Christian Behavior (1943), and Beyond Personality (1944), seeks to explain and defend the believe that is common to Christians at all times. The book focused on its objective to present the “mere” crux of Christianity, which the author referred to as “Mere Christianity,” and explicitly did that in four distinctive books: Right and Wrong as a Clue to Meaning of the
difficult topics of atonement and the Christian life within chapters four and five of Mere Christianity. Lewis maintains his “mere” Christianity explanation of the topics by not focusing on the multiple theories, by not diving deeper into explanations that will never be fully adequate for Earthly beings, and by focusing on what is true across all denominations of Christianity; he focuses on what is true for “mere” Christianity. I find his approach to the doctrines of atonement and the Christian life to be
Grace Hardin Professor Laughter Business Ethics 24 September 2017 Mere Christianity In C.S Lewis’ novel, Mere Christianity, he dives into the differences that can be within a moral code, while also proving that they are all the same that the base. Lewis also tries to answer a question that does not have a simple and clear-cut answer: why do we feel bad when we misbehave, if everyone misbehaves? Early in book one, the focus is on what we feel and what those emotions mean. He uses an example of hearing
Him and kill Him as a demon; or you can fall at His feet and call Him Lord and God. But let us not come with any patronizing nonsense about His being a great moral teacher. He has not left it open to us. He did not intend to.” (Lewis 78.) In Mere Christianity, Lewis talks about the silliness of accepting Jesus as another great moral teacher. According to Lewis, we must all make a choice to call Jesus liar, lunatic, or Lord. “…What should we make of a man, himself unrobbed and untrodden
Through the eyes of C.S. Lewis: Simple Christianity In England, during the year of 1942 when all hope was threatened by the inhumanity of war, a man by the name of C.S. Lewis addressed the central issues of Christianity through a series of radio lectures. After more than half a century later, his broadcasts still prevail and maintain their poignancy. Each of his original lectures, Broadcast Talks (1942), Christian Behaviour (1943), and Beyond Personality (1944) were compiled as one to make
Mere Christianity by C.S Lewis was a series of radio talks, speaking about The Law of Human Nature. This isn't a scientific law this is simply a part of humans that some would call our moral code or ethics, but it is more then that. C.s uses logic to state that it’s not just a opinion, or something just in todays world, but that its all the way through history with the romans, theegyptions, every culture, in every part of the world, even there morals are diffrent at the basis levels of human nature
Many have said that we as Christians should be just that, “simply Christian,” adding nothing else to what we claim. However, I am not sure as to how possible this ideal is, as well intentioned as it may be. One may be an American Christian, a charismatic Christian, or a post-modern Christian. For the most part, these descriptors are just that descriptors. Most often I find these titles simply describe the mindset and system of thought that the person may operate with in the margins, or natural tendencies
THEOLOGY Religion and Theology: Similarities between Mere Christianity and The Passion of the Christ Customer’s Name Academic Institution RELIGION AND THEOLOGY 2 Religion and Theology: Similarities between Mere Christianity and The Passion of the Christ It is interesting to compare religious and theological books and films, in analyzing how writers and directors decide to illustrate the meaning inherent in faith and spirituality. Mere Christianity by Lewis (2001) is a book which aims to describe the