Mere Christianity

Mere Christianity
C. S. Lewis

One of the most popular and beloved introductions to the concept of faith ever written, ‘Mere Christianity’ has sold millions of copies worldwide.The book brings together C.S. Lewis’s legendary radio broadcasts during the war years, in which he set out simply to ‘explain and defend the belief that has been common to nearly all Christians at all times’.Rejecting the boundaries that divide Christianity’s many denominations, ‘Mere Christianity’ provides an unequalled opportunity for believers and nonbelievers alike to absorb a powerful, rational case for the Christian faith.

MERE

CHRISTIANITY

C. S. LEWIS

A revised and amplified edition,

with a new introduction,

of the three books

Broadcast Talks, Christian Behaviour and Beyond Personality

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William Collins

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First published in Great Britain by Geoffrey Bles 1952

Copyright © C. S. Lewis Pte Ltd 1942, 1943, 1944

Cover design and illustration by Kimberly Glyder

The right of C. S. Lewis to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988

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Source ISBN: 9780007461219

Ebook Edition © June 2009 ISBN: 9780007332243

Version: 2015-11-24

Contents

COVER (#u87552e38-a92c-57af-a47c-22ff1d47d67f)

TITLE PAGE (#u12217262-f897-54e6-9d3e-401712cc3a0b)

COPYRIGHT (#ue72800bf-d3ee-5e73-ae1d-162249d53470)

PREFACE (#ude1773eb-afa1-52b0-b502-5eb1ec06c1c2)

FOREWORD (#u5d293bc8-360e-540e-a49c-ff0ab8a7380a)

BOOK 1. RIGHT AND WRONG AS A CLUE TO THE MEANING OF THE UNIVERSE (#u516f0f91-0ffc-53b8-b5d5-bf7dd93a8f1d)

Chapter 1 - THE LAW OF HUMAN NATURE (#u463fbc32-ec50-5e1e-a741-1fb8da54ceda)

Chapter 2 - SOME OBJECTIONS (#u06d519f9-a87a-5b20-8fbb-7628c164a4f5)

Chapter 3 - THE REALITY OF THE LAW (#ub1919678-35ea-553c-8b19-52aa18e81471)

Chapter 4 - WHAT LIES BEHIND THE LAW (#uc66139f7-0612-5b92-bed8-f8e4d79c38b9)

Chapter 5 - WE HAVE CAUSE TO BE UNEASY (#u2659040a-bb6a-53dd-8684-8b272e0f759e)

BOOK 2. WHAT CHRISTIANS BELIEVE (#ue44b5ca7-07bd-51e3-a990-6aaba507981d)

Chapter 1 - THE RIVAL CONCEPTIONS OF GOD (#ub5048dfd-cb07-53b7-b1b5-a1ecfa680dcc)

Chapter 2 - THE INVASION (#u66b76432-80a4-508e-b21d-1278b99a6d45)

Chapter 3 - THE SHOCKING ALTERNATIVE (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 4 - THE PERFECT PENITENT (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 5 - THE PRACTICAL CONCLUSION 60 (#litres_trial_promo)

BOOK 3. CHRISTIAN BEHAVIOUR (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 1 - THE THREE PARTS OF MORALITY (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 2 - THE ‘CARDINAL VIRTUES’ (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 3 - SOCIAL MORALITY (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 4 - MORALITY AND PSYCHOANALYSIS (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 5 - SEXUAL MORALITY (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 6 - CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 7 - FORGIVENESS (#litres_trial_promo)