Steven's review
Mere Christianity
by C.S. Lewis
Steven's review
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
Steven's review
rating:
My initial impression after reading the first few chapters of this book were that Lewis provided extremely compelling and logical arguments for the existence of a God, with brilliant analogies to illustrate his points. It was great food for thought, especially for skeptics or agnostics like me, introducing a number of arguments that I had never considered before.
His writing ability continued to impress me into the second book, where he described the basic tenets of Christianity, those which are common to any and all Christian denominations. I am particularly glad I read this second book, as I held many misconceptions regarding Christians and Christian behavior prior to being educating by Lewis’ down-to-earth examples.
Unfortunately, the third book was a huge disappointment – unlike the first two books, it was completely vague and difficult to understand, as it described the spiritual journey once someone had already begun to accept the spirit of God. Lacking this spiritualit...more
His writing ability continued to impress me into the second book, where he described the basic tenets of Christianity, those which are common to any and all Christian denominations. I am particularly glad I read this second book, as I held many misconceptions regarding Christians and Christian behavior prior to being educating by Lewis’ down-to-earth examples.
Unfortunately, the third book was a huge disappointment – unlike the first two books, it was completely vague and difficult to understand, as it described the spiritual journey once someone had already begun to accept the spirit of God. Lacking this spiritualit...more
