C. S. Lewis Mere Christianity

I read Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis. It was published by HarperCollins Publishers. It was published by HarperCollins Publishers in New York City in 2001. There are two hundred and twenty-seven pages. This book was a 7. I gave this book a 7 first because it was a really good book. It explains very difficult things with illustrations that make sense. The reason it did not score higher is that I did get bored occasionally because it was not a storyline but individual ideas discussed. It was at times difficult to comprehend, but that is not necessarily a bad thing because it got me thinking. I chose this book because I had heard many people talking about it. I bought it a long time ago and started it but never got far. When I saw it on the list, I thought now is as good …show more content…
It was so popular that he later put it into a book. It is basically a framework of Christianity then practical ways to explain all the important theology and doctrines in Christianity. Five major themes are we can explain morals and how they affect life of everyone. We can explain what Christians believe in a practical sense. Morality can be explained in regarded to Christian behavior; commands given to follow like marriage, forgiveness, pride, charity, hope, and faith can be put simply in how they apply to us. We can have a greater grasp of God. We must ultimately forget ourselves completely because Christianity is all about “little Christ’s”. I highlighted a lot in my book because C. S. Lewis uses such beautiful illustrations. Sometimes the book became overwhelming because there were so many do’s and don’t’s. Although towards the end, he kept coming back to the point that without completely denying ourselves we are nothing. Yes the Bible said Christianity is hard but the hardest part is the denying yourself part. After you do that, the rest gets easier. A quote about this in the book