Mere Christianity - 1/25/2021

 Hello Believers and Non-Believers, 

Week 5: Mere Christianity (7/10)

Premise: C.S. Lewis gives his take on what it means to be a Christian and his logic behind it. He works to keep his work specifically to cover all Christians removing any beliefs that are not held by all denominations. 

I will warn you up front this will be a short review. If you are a Christian, curious about Christianity, or curious about why Christians believe what they do, this is a good dive into the basic apologetics of their faith. However, if none of those apply to you then I don't think this book will sway you. If your mind about religion is made up, you don't want to be persuaded one way or the other, and are not curious about any aspect of religion this book is probably one that should gather dust on your shelf. That being said I did enjoy it.

The books starts off with the written version of 3 of C.S. Lewis's radio talks on Christian faith, followed by a few points in response to questions and problems people asked him in response. How he went from Atheist to Christian, and many of things he did not understand before he was converted. He discusses morality, virtue, and many of the harder to explain and understand parts of faith, none of which I could do justice to without quoting him directly. 

So I will do just that and throw in a few of my favorite quotes from this book.

"Starving men may think much about food, but so do the gluttons"

"It is like asking which blade in a pair of scissors is most important"

"If you can't understand adult books don't read them"

"It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird, but it would be a jolly sight harder for an egg to learn to fly"

So please pick up this book, deepen your faith, see if you want to convert, or simply expand your knowledge about one of the worlds foremost religions. 

and remember dear readers, Stay Vivid.