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Mere Christianity

A work by C. S. Lewis, first published in 1952

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  • What korrents draws from it

    The writer's best, perhaps only, service to unbelieving neighbours is explaining and defending belief common to nearly all Christians, Among the things Christians disagree about is how important their disagreements are, The moral law tells us which tune to play; our instincts are merely the keys …

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  • Connections

    C. S. Lewis

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Key facts

First published
19522
Edition korrents quotes
HarperCollins, 2012 edition, in The Complete C. S. Lewis Signature Classics3
Claims on korrents
181

What korrents draws from it

korrents’ reading of claims quoted word for word from the book; each opens the quote and where it sits.

  1. The writer's best, perhaps only, service to unbelieving neighbours is explaining and defending belief common to nearly all Christians (opens korrents.com)1

  2. Among the things Christians disagree about is how important their disagreements are (opens korrents.com)1

  3. The moral law tells us which tune to play; our instincts are merely the keys (opens korrents.com)1

  4. Basic shared Christianity is not an alternative to the churches but a hall opening onto their several rooms (opens korrents.com)1

  5. Progress means getting nearer where you want to be, so after a wrong turning going forward brings you no nearer (opens korrents.com)1

  6. If God is like the moral law, then God is not soft (opens korrents.com)1

Connections

Written by

  • C. S. Lewis

Sources

  1. Mere Christianity (HarperCollins, 2012 edition, in The Complete C. S. Lewis Signature Classics) (korrents) (opens korrents.com)
  2. Mere Christianity, Q1078487 (Wikidata) (opens wikidata.org)
  3. Mere Christianity (HarperCollins, 2012 edition, in The Complete C. S. Lewis Signature Classics) (books.google.com) (opens books.google.com)

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