Mere Christianity Essays

An Unfortunate Position In the first chapter of his book Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis makes two points: “Firstly, that human beings, all over the earth, have this curious idea that they ought to behave a certain way, and cannot get rid of it. Secondly, that they do not in fact behave that way” (Lewis 8). Before Lewis makes this statement, he defines the certain way humans should behave as the Law of Nature, which is the Law of Right and Wrong. So Lewis is stating that all humans know they should

“True humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less” – C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity Three years ago, I didn’t want to change the world: I wanted to be rich. Avarice and selfishness motivated me to succeed, and I was flippant in how I lived my life. I was not happy, but I didn’t care. I found my self-worth in what I could achieve, and whom I could impress. Later, I would find myself extricated from this material rut through a relationship with Christ – not a Christian

Book three of Mere Christianity, by C.S. Lewis, commences by discussing moral rules, which are directions for the good human life. Moral ideals may be preferences but are not moral obedience or aiming for high morals. Morality is concerned about three things; first, fair play and harmony between individuals; second, cleaning up and improving or harmonizing the things inside each individual and third, the general purpose of human life, what we are made for, what the inventor/creator wants. Modern

Overall, in the book, Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis, there are some very strong and applicable points that I believe, should be shared as much as possible. For instance, in the entire book one, Lewis rambles on about the moral law of society, and the outcome of peoples over complicated ways of thinking. He mentions the so called standard of behavior, which it upheld by the thinker to believe that whatever way he sees the situation should be the right way, and however the situation is presented

C.S. Lewis, a christian apologist writer wrote Mere Christianity in the nineteen-forties during world war two. Lewis wrote Mere Christianity in attempt to bring together a “common ground” of truths for the core of the Catholic Church’s beliefs. Mere Christianity shows readers logical ways of understanding the Catholic faith and he is presenting this central idea to help comprehend such ideas. The preface of Lewis’s Mere Christianity sets forth his ideas and arguments. Lewis is trying to convince

The second book in Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis starts off by covering the opposing views of Christianity and religions as a whole. This ,unlike his last topic, is taken on in a very matter of fact sort of way that he states clearly and decisively. This hard set view is very important part of his rhetoric when discussing such a polarizing topic. He starts the chapter by saying If you are a Christian you do not have to believe that all the other religions are simply wrong all through. If you are

Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis is a compilation of his broadcasts during World War II arguing the case for Christian belief. The publication divides into four books: “The Meaning of the Universe”, “What Christians Believe”, “Christian Behavior”, and “The Doctrine of the Trinity”. In the first book, C.S. Lewis speaks of the Law of Human Nature that applies to everyone instinctively no matter one’s race, age, or etc. Even though everyone recognizes this rule or law, humans tend not to follow it, but

In C.S. Lewis’, Mere Christianity he goes into depth about the concept of Universal Moral Law and what it truly means as he presents his thoughts in his rhetorical argument. C.S. Lewis seems to captivate a reader's thoughts by expressing that there is a Universal Moral Law. In addition, if there is a moral law-giver, then there must be something greater in the universe. All together, C.S. Lewis concludes that through this, there must be something beyond the universe itself. Lewis states that,“human

C. S. Lewis presents remarkable ways that different topics and arguments can coincide with each other and make complete connections with the purpose of his book Mere Christianity. After reading Mere Christianity it became apparent that his use of rhetorical devices is unlike any other. He has the ability to portray his arguments in a way that his readers could understand. This quality is quite impressive and every writer, who is trying to persuade, can definitely look upon his work to see a glimpse

14:1 says “As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him.” Charles Colson was weak in faith for the majority of his life. He didn’t accept Christ into his life until he was facing arrest, an a close friend gave him a copy of C.S. Lewis’ Mere Christianity. Colson was a special counsel to President Richard Nixon. He did much of the dirty work for the President and gained the name “Hatchet Man.” In Lewis’s book he wrote that when you walk through life looking up toward God, you

Lewis Views “God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing.” – C.S. Lewis. A once self-proclaimed atheist, C.S. Lewis went on to become a great author and apologist. In his book, “Mere Christianity,” Lewis offers an interesting perception of Christian beliefs that we will explore here. In the rival conceptions of God, Lewis divides humanity into two main groups; those who believe in God or gods and those who do not. Those who believe in

recognized throughout history. C.S. Lewis writes in his book Mere Christianity that pride is the "anti-God" state, the position in which the ego and the self are directly opposed to God: "Unchastely, anger, greed, drunkenness, and all that, are mere flea bites in comparison: it was through Pride that the devil became the devil: Pride leads to every other vice: it is the complete anti-God state of mind. In the book the writer tries to defend christianity but from a logical point of view, he argues that a basic

In Mere Christianity, Lewis explains his view on pride as the greatest sin that has the potential to spawn other sins. Lewis’ view is that pride is comparative and competitive in nature, where a person separates themselves from others. His view of pride is that pride is the main reason for why people do not truly know God. While I do agree with Lewis’ characterization of pride, it only tells half of the story. Understanding of research that came out after Lewis’ time can help show that pride is not

arguments fall weak to some extent. Firstly, he fails to define morality clearly, as it can be subjective. In addition, he narrows the scope of the argument by constructing a diatribe exclusively regarding Abrahamic religions mainly Judaism and Christianity. Lastly, his blatant blame of immorality on religion comes off as ignorant and rather over simplified due to multiple other factors affecting moral or immoral deeds. Therefore, this response will attempt to examine Dawkins argument of morality

and wishful thinking to begin, and in the end, despair (Lewis, 20). Many students pursue a higher education in the search of comfort: to secure a well-paying occupation that will enable them to live a life of luxury or relative ease. In Mere Christianity, Lewis states that such a shallow perspective on the purpose of education can only lead one into despair. Education is the means by which truth is revealed, by which higher levels of thinking are introduced so that one may further understand

Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis, can be connected to many of the Catholic Intellectual Tradition core claims and questions. That being said, the core question “What is our relationship with the Natural World?” is actually heavily based off of this book. In book one, Lewis gives the readers a description of all the natural laws we can be faced with in this world. The Law of Human Nature, on page 4 and 5 he says “this law or rule is about right and wrong… it is called the Law of Nature because people

christians from christianity to the devil. And that is how they try to get you to leave christianity and do the things that you usually don’t do. The real trouble about the set your patient is living in is that it is merely Christian. They all have individual interests, of course, but the bond remains mere Christianity. What we want, if men become Christians at all, is to keep them in the state of mind I call Christianity And know Christianity and the Crisis, Christianity and the New Christianity and the

been asked to tell you what Christians believe, and I am going to begin by telling you one thing that Christians do not believe” (Lewis 35). This quote from C.S. Lewis opens The Rival Conceptions of God, the first chapter of the second book of Mere Christianity. Why would Lewis, a former Atheist, be discussing what Christians believe? Why would Lewis begin his chapter this way? Lewis also gives an answer to the all-important question – if God is good, why has the world gone wrong? Why would C.S

The fall of the Roman Empire and the rise of Christianity were undoubtedly linked. They weren't the sole cause of each other, (i.e; The rise of the Christian faith did not cause the empire to fall and vice versa,) but the economic, political, and social problems cleared they way for the beliefs of Christianity. Roman religion had been stripped down to mere ritual worship. Christianity offered hope to unfulfilled worshipers: hope for the oppressed, hope for the poor, hope for the sick, hope of eternal

was equal parts theologian, apologist, and science fiction writer. Although he is most famous for his “Chronicle of Narnia” books, he authored over thirty books including “The Screwtape Letters”, “The Great Divorce”, “The Space Trilogy”, and “Mere Christianity”. Lewis was joined to the Church Of Ireland as a boy but abandoned the faith as an adolescent in favor of myth and the occult with an atheistic flare. He joined the British Army, who took him from Oxford, to fight in France in 1917. There Lewis