Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
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Recommended by Dr. David Glasow, our Director of Evangelization
Buy Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
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C.S. Lewis is best known for his children’s series The Chronicles of Narnia. Yet his fame also extends to his many apologetic writings exploring the meaning of life, God and the afterlife including The Screwtape Letters, The Abolition of Man and perhaps his most-read work, Mere Christianity. These adult writings have engaged readers for many generations, and they still pack a punch.
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I first encountered Mere Christianity in college, and was captivated.
C.S. Lewis was able to examine faith from a new perspective, using images and stories that challenged my preconceptions. Like many post-modern thinkers, I thought I already knew what Christianity taught and why. I was wrong. Lewis showed me that my prejudices about Christianity were faulty, and that the real God, not the God of my imagination, was far more beautiful and amazing and most of all interesting than I had assumed.
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More than anything, I think Lewis was able to stretch my mind in new ways and deepen my faith beyond what I had been given in 12 years of Catholic education. Mere Christianity was originally given as a series of radio talks during World War 2, while Britain was being pounded by the Germans. Because of this, it has a conversational tone that draws one in and step by step unpacks amazing insights into Christianity and its focus on God. Because of Lewis, my horizons grew and my relationship with God expanded. There is a good reason Mere Christianity is considered one of the classics of the 20th century.
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