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Friday, December 28, 2012

Books: Why 'Mere Christianity' Should Have Bombed


Knowing why it didn't can help us strengthen our witness today.

Sixty years ago, London publisher Geoffrey Bles first released a revision of three sets of radio talks by an Oxford literature don. The book was called Mere Christianity, and there was nothing "mere" about it. A somewhat disjointed set of C. S. Lewis's views on a wide range of theological, philosophical, and ethical matters, the book became the most important and effective defense of the Christian faith in its century.

As Mere Christianity (henceforth "MC") goes into its seventh decade of publishing success, rivaled still by no other apologetic, it's worth taking a look at its unlikely success. Read more

Read also:
Why C.S. Lewis Didn't Write for Christianity Today

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