Skip to content

Mere Christianity
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Mere Christianity Hardcover - 2009

by C. S. Lewis

"Mere Christianity" is the most popular of C. S. This book brings together Lewis's legendary radio broadcast talks 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" is Lewis's term for the essential Christian message--the theological core on which diverse Christian traditions can stand together.


About this book

In the classic Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis, the most important writer of the 20th century, explores the common ground upon which all of those of Christian faith stand together. Bringing together Lewis’ legendary broadcast talks during World War Two from his three previous books The Case for Christianity, Christian Behavior, and Beyond Personality, Mere Christianity provides an unequaled opportunity for believers and nonbelievers alike to hear this powerful apologetic for the Christian faith. -C.S. Lewis Official Website. 


 In 1943 Great Britain, when hope and the moral fabric of society were threatened by the relentless inhumanity of global war, an Oxford don was invited to give a series of radio lectures addressing the central issues of Christianity. Over seventy years after the original lectures, the topic retains it urgency. Expanded into book form, Mere Christianity never flinches as it sets out a rational basis for Christianity and builds an edifice of compassionate morality atop this foundation. As Lewis clearly demonstrates, Christianity is not a religion of flitting angels and blind faith, but of free will, an innate sense of justice and the grace of God.


From the publisher

In the classic Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis, the most important writer of the 20th century, explores the common ground upon which all of those of Christian faith stand together. Bringing together Lewis' legendary broadcast talks during World War Two from his three previous books The Case for Christianity, Christian Behavior, and Beyond Personality, Mere Christianity provides an unequaled opportunity for believers and nonbelievers alike to hear this powerful apologetic for the Christian faith.

First line

Every one has heard people quarrelling.

From the rear cover

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.

First Edition Identification

Geoffrey Bles published the First UK Edition in London, 1952. The hardcover is red cloth bound in Octavo, housed in a Morocco clamshell box.


The Macmillan Company published the First US Edition, First Printing in New York, 1952. The hardcover is bound in blue cloth, silver titling in octavo. 


Details

  • Title Mere Christianity
  • Author C. S. Lewis
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition Revised ed.
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher HarperOne, San Francisco
  • Date 2009-03-17
  • Features Bibliography
  • ISBN 9780060652883 / 0060652888
  • Weight 0.76 lbs (0.34 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.31 x 5.81 x 0.95 in (21.11 x 14.76 x 2.41 cm)
  • Themes
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
    • Theometrics: Catholic
    • Theometrics: Evangelical
    • Theometrics: Mainline
  • Library of Congress subjects Christianity, Theology, Doctrinal
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 00049862
  • Dewey Decimal Code 230

Media reviews

Citations

  • Christianity Today, 01/01/2015, Page 74
Back to Top

More Copies for Sale

Mere Christianity
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Mere Christianity

by Lewis, C. S

  • Used
  • Acceptable
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Acceptable
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780060652883
ISBN 10
0060652888
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Houston, Texas, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$12.20
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
HarperSanFrancisco, 2009-03-17. Hardcover. Acceptable. 5x0x8.
Item Price
NZ$12.20
FREE shipping to USA
Mere Christianity
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Mere Christianity

by C. S. Lewis

  • Used
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used: Good
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780060652883
ISBN 10
0060652888
Quantity Available
1
Seller
HOUSTON, Texas, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$17.52
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
HarperSanFrancisco, 2001-03-01. Hardcover. Used: Good.
Item Price
NZ$17.52
FREE shipping to USA
Mere Christianity
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Mere Christianity

by C. S. Lewis

  • Used
  • very good
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780060652883
ISBN 10
0060652888
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Steubenville, Ohio, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$29.46
NZ$8.45 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
HarperSanFrancisco, March 2001. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Family-owned bookshop in Steubenville, Ohio: BookMarx Bookstore. Books shipped within 24 hours. Binding is square. Light shelf wear to cover. Decorative deckled page edges. Missing dust jacket. Light highlighting and underlining in text.
Item Price
NZ$29.46
NZ$8.45 shipping to USA
Mere Christianity
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Mere Christianity

by Lewis, C. S

  • Used
  • good
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Good
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780060652883
ISBN 10
0060652888
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$39.48
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
HarperSanFrancisco, 2009-03-17. hardcover. Good. 5x0x8.
Item Price
NZ$39.48
FREE shipping to USA
Mere Christianity
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Mere Christianity

by Lewis, C. S

  • Used
  • good
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Good
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780060652883
ISBN 10
0060652888
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$39.56
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
HarperSanFrancisco, 2009-03-16. hardcover. Good. 5x0x8.
Item Price
NZ$39.56
FREE shipping to USA
Mere Christianity
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Mere Christianity

by Lewis, C. S

  • Used
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used:Good
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780060652883
ISBN 10
0060652888
Quantity Available
3
Seller
HOUSTON, Texas, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$40.46
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
HarperSanFrancisco, 2009-03-17. Hardcover. Used:Good.
Item Price
NZ$40.46
FREE shipping to USA
Mere Christianity
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Mere Christianity

by C. S. Lewis

  • Used
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used:Good
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780060652883
ISBN 10
0060652888
Quantity Available
1
Seller
HOUSTON, Texas, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$41.71
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
HarperSanFrancisco, 2001-03-06. Hardcover. Used:Good.
Item Price
NZ$41.71
FREE shipping to USA
Mere Christianity
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Mere Christianity

by Lewis, C. S.

  • Used
Condition
UsedVeryGood
ISBN 13
9780060652883
ISBN 10
0060652888
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Bensalem, Pennsylvania, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$45.22
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
UsedVeryGood. Minor shelf wear
Item Price
NZ$45.22
FREE shipping to USA
Mere Christianity
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Mere Christianity

by Lewis, C. S.

  • Used
Condition
UsedVeryGood
ISBN 13
9780060652883
ISBN 10
0060652888
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$45.49
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
UsedVeryGood. signs of little wear on the cover.
Item Price
NZ$45.49
FREE shipping to USA
Mere Christianity
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Mere Christianity

by Lewis, C. S.

  • Used
Condition
UsedVeryGood
ISBN 13
9780060652883
ISBN 10
0060652888
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Bensalem, Pennsylvania, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$45.49
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
UsedVeryGood. signs of little wear on the cover.
Item Price
NZ$45.49
FREE shipping to USA