The book brings together C.S. Lewisâs legendary radio broadcasts during the war years, in which he set out simply to âexplain and defend the belief that has been common to nearly all Christians at all timesâ. A brilliant collection, the book remains strikingly fresh for the modern reader and at the same time confirms C. S. Lewisâs reputation as one of the leading writer and thinkers of our age.
Rejecting the boundaries that divide Christianityâs many denominations, Mere Christianity provides an unequalled opportunity for believers and nonbelievers alike to absorb a powerful, rational case for the Christian faith.
Born in Ireland in 1898, Clive Staples Lewis gained a triple First at Oxford and was Fellow and Tutor at Magdalen College from 1925-54, where he was a contemporary of Tolkien. In 1954 he became Professor of Mediaeval and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge. C. S. Lewis was for many years an atheist, until his conversion, memorably described in his autobiography âSurprised by Joyâ: âI gave in, and admitted that God was God ... perhaps the most dejected and reluctant convert in all England.â He is celebrated for his famous series of childrenâs books, the Narnia Chronicles (which have been filmed and broadcast many times), as well as his literary criticism and science fiction. C. S. Lewis died on 22nd November 1963.