Mere Christianity – C. S. Lewis

Title: Mere Christianity

Author: C. S. Lewis

This is a classic of Christian literature. And I recommend it to all Christians, young or old, mature or not. I even recommend it to non-Christians. C. S. Lewis was an atheist before he came to Christ, so he understands and has worked through many common intellectual barriers to Christianity.

But more important than that, C. S. Lewis has an uncanny knack of being able to simplify some of the more difficult to grasp theological concepts of Christianity, breaking them down into more simple ideas which are more easily understood.

My only caution is that one must understand that this was originally a radio broadcast, which Lewis then wrote out and published. In some sections he takes a little more time to explain/explore things which he couldn’t quite go into so much detail about on the radio. This makes for, I think, a more conversational tone of writing, which is very easily read. But also, this was originally published in the early 1940s in England, which means that there are certain cultural (english) and sociological (note the World War II influences) references and metaphors/analogies which can take a post-2000 mind a couple of extra seconds to translate.

That said, the issues C. S. Lewis tackles are timeless and his explanations still relevant. If you haven’t read this, grab a copy and dive in – I think it’s a book everyone should go through at least once in their life.

Additional Links:
Mere Christianity article on Wikipedia
Also, please check out the Wikipedia’s page on C. S. Lewis – it is very informative and thorough, and contains much more information than I could include on this page.