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Some people believe that a lot of the best cops were those who were once criminals themselves. I believe that to be true, just as I believe that a lot of the best Christian teachers were once non-believers themselves. The reason why is because as good cops have to understand how criminals think, good Christian teachers have to understand how non believers think and their reasons for not...more
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As a nonbeliever, I sometimes come across books put me in a confused position where I persistently have to analyze my preconceived notions on religion. Mere Christianity was able to do that on me, and I praise the book highly on that aspect. While it is true that many Christians praise Mere Christianity's conciseness in explanations, one cannot stop wondering why there are such a few objections...more
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"Mere Christianity" is quite possibly the best non-fictions I have ever read. More insightful than other books on apologetics I've read, and filled with seemingly simple yet fantastic analogies. With those said analogies, Lewis makes the Divine so much easier to understand simply by comparing that which we know nothing of with that which we encounter daily, yet is able to avoid...more
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It does what it tries to do - gives a very good introduction to Christian belief and philosophy - I disagree with the book, but that does not mean it's meritless. The biggest problem is that Lewis relies on what I like to refer to as the Great False Trichotomy - namely he gives three options for Christ - Liar, Lunatic, or Lord, and eliminates the first two options leaving only Lord. There are...more
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This book is a collection of thoughts on many of the prominent beliefs of the Christian life. Lewis' writes in a diction that remains very relaxed and concise throughout the whole book. He touches on such topics as marriage, hope, sexuality, charity and sin to name a few. In response to a review below, the reason why Lewis leaves no room for people to view Jesus as only, and i stress only a...more
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  • ISBN-10: 006057562X
  • ISBN-13: 9780060575625
  • ISBN-10: 0020869401
  • ISBN-13: 9780020869405
  • ISBN-10: 0694524689
  • ISBN-13: 9780694524686
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