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Summary: "One of the best books on Christanity I have ever read!"
Review: Lewis's descriptions and illustrations of the basics of the Christian life are very practical for the one investigating the tenents of Christianity. I have read and re-read "Mere Chistianity" several times and each time gaining new insight. Next to the Holy Bible it holds a place of regular usage.
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Summary: It was lucky to get the one star.
Review: CS Lewis managed in the Chronicles of Narnia to prove his mastery of the clumsy religious allegory. And, with Mere Christianity, he tries to approach the thorny topic of God's existence and the divinity of Jesus using "logic" and "reason." It's as subtle a piece of elegant design and craftsmanship as any tractor factory in Rostok.Facile arguments are bolted together using bold assumptions and the Krazee-Glue of faith. It's amazing that anyone could send such a clunky contraption to plough furrows in logic and reason and sow the seeds of unconditional belief. I read that book and I think think the only thing he got right was the title, which is bang-on.
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Summary: One of the best books of the century
Review: National Review recently printed a list of the top 100 books of the century. Lewis appeared at least twice in the list - The Abolition of Man was second, and Mere Christianity also placed high. Mere Christianity is that rare book that can be read by the average person yet even an advanced scholar can learn much from it, if they are willing to open their mind and think. His key arguments are undefeated, unless one calls denial and affected arrogance "winning." I don't always agree with Lewis or his worldview, but this book deserves it's ranking. If you don't get anything from it, that's your own fault. I encourage everyone to consider it.
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Summary: This book attempts to give an analytical explanation for God
Review: This is just more of the same explanations people have been making to justify the existence of god for centuries. There is nothing new in it. It offers no new light on the question of god. I find it interesting that so many people are converted to Christianity by this book. Lewis just drove me that much further from believing in a god, whether Christian or otherwise.
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Summary: cheap rhetoric, cheap shots, and poor arguments
Review: Note that this book began life as a series of radio broadcasts, and it may have been all very well for radio (if you assume that it's okay to insult the intelligence of radio listeners). But it is now a book, and ought to be judged as such. The first section is a defense of Christianity, although most of it is spent defending Mere Theism - a much weaker doctine, needless to say, but Lewis seems to think that once he has established theism most of the hard work has been done. His central argument for theism is the moral argument: the key premise is, moral claims ("it is wrong to steal") cannot be true unless there is a god. There are three kinds of objections to this premise: (1) it's mysterious how the existence of the supernatural could make moral facts true, especially if we agree with Lewis that they are necessary truths; (2) there are any number of explanations of the truth of moral claims which don't involve the existence of anything supernatural, and (3) maybe moral claims aren't true after all - an idea we may not find pleasant, but which may be true for all that. Lewis's strategy of dealing with these objections is simplicity itself. He doesn't mention them. That's not quite true. He does briefly consider two alternate explanations of moral claims, but he takes care to pick the silliest two, and then has the gall to pretend that he has exhaustively covered the territory. In fact, that's a general strategy throughout the book. Find three or four positions that are superficially similar to each other, conflate them all with the most ludicrous of the three or four, and then argue against *it* - often failing to find good opposing arguments even then. You might be wondering what arguments Lewis has in favour of Christianity itself, as opposed to Mere Theism. You would be wrong. The word is argument, singular. That's right: after a hundred bad arguments for theism, just one bad argument in favour of the divinity of Christ, a claim he takes to be absolutely central, and it's all over in two pages. It goes as follows. Jesus claimed to be the son of God. He was either lying, mad, or speaking the truth. The biblical evidence indicates he was neither lying nor mad. Therefore he was speaking the truth. Naturally, if you must read Lewis's treatment of this subject, don't expect him to answer obvious objections, or indeed to go into much more depth than I just have. The later chapters are better but still bad. You'll just have to take my word for it since I lack the space and time to mention every single glaring fallacy. But please, please realise that this is by far Lewis's worst book. He usually has better ideas and his writing style is not usually so hectoring. Some of his fiction is superb. Please, please, read something else instead.
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Summary: Best book to leave where an intellectual can find it.
Review: A friend of mine told me this was the best defense of the Christian faith from this century. He lent me a copy. I left it in the front room and a room mate read it and then expressed an interest in becoming a Christian. This is mostly effective for intellectuals. If you want to lead people to faith this is probably one of your best bets.
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Summary: Powerful. Liberating. Logical. Irrefutable that God exists
Review: This book helped God reveal to me the truth that I had so long struggled to discover myself. I was raised in the church, but I could never fully understand the nature and meaning of Christ. My logical and intellectual nature as an engineer kept me from grasping the truth about God, but after reading this book, I feel I have been saved. The intellectual struggle is over, and I now live to do God's will. In this book, C.S. Lewis begins logically introducing this feeling of morality all humans feel. He then explains the source of this morality which everyone should take notice of. He also holds up what he believes to be the core of Christian belief that all Christian denominations must agree on. If you struggle with what seems to be illogical about God, read this book. You'll come to see that God is more logical then you have ever considered befored.
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Summary: This book led me home!
Review: I was raised in a Christian home, but after my university experience, I had become an agnostic. This book was lent to me and after having read it, I realized the Truth. What better person to write this book, than one who had had much the same journey as other agnostics? Thank God for this brilliant and persuasive man.
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Summary: An excellent defense of the Christian Faith
Review: C.S. Lewis (my favorite non-fiction author) has written an excellent defense of the Christian faith. This book is the foundation for modern apologetics. A must read for Christians in a modern intellectual society.
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Summary: A Classic in Christian Literature
Review: I have only been introduced recently to the works of C.S. Lewis, and I must say that I am truly impressed. Only Mr. Lewis can tackle some of the most complicated questions of the Christian religion and explain them in the way that a child could understand but a scholar could ponder for hours. Truly remarkable!
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