Mere Christianity

by Lewis, C S

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.

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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. 

Other Collectible or Notable Editions

Broadman & Holman Publishers released a paperback US edition in Tennessee, 2000. 

Barbour Publishing released a limited Edition hardcover in New Jersey, 1985. 

MacMillan Publishing Company published a revised, enlarged US edition in New York, 2004. 

Fontina Press published a paperback edition in 1973.

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