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Love this book and reread often. Some parts are quite outdated in terms of language though.
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An excellent and approachable read for skeptics and anyone who has questions about Christianity, and very good read for anyone who's practicing as well. Lewis talks in layman's terms, which greatly contribute to understanding the topics he brings up!
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This is a must read for any Christian. So much wisdom and knowledge in one book that I’m sure I will see new things with every reread. It goes over the basic logic philosophy behind why Christian is true and real. And then explains the virtues we should be striving for while reminding us we will always fall short.
This was both inspiring and humbling.
This is a must read for any Christian. So much wisdom and knowledge in one book that I’m sure I will see new things with every reread. It goes over the basic logic philosophy behind why Christian is true and real. And then explains the virtues we should be striving for while reminding us we will always fall short.
This was both inspiring and humbling.
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3 1/2 Stars. This was definitely unlike I expected. The only other work by Lewis I'd read was Narnia, and from the way my high school teachers talked about him, I guess I had this rigid, traditional view of C.S. Lewis and so I thought this book would just be kind of like that, but it wasn't at all. I found this book very interesting although admittedly a little too analytical for my abstract brain at times. Nevertheless, it wasn't tedious to read at all; however, I felt like I had to be in a certain mind frame in order to read it and comprehend most of what he was saying.
I think this is a good book for nonbelievers who are very logical and reasoning. It goes through the core of Christian beliefs gradually in a logical manner posing well thought out questions and answers.
I think this is a good book for nonbelievers who are very logical and reasoning. It goes through the core of Christian beliefs gradually in a logical manner posing well thought out questions and answers.
hmmm. what to say about this book. i suppose if you want an overview of christianity from a man who himself claims that he is far from an expert on the subject, that might be compelling. and i found myself agreeing with him on some points. but the picture he paints is simultaneously so black and white it leaves no room for nuance, most of his examples comparing two extreme ends of a spectrum in terms of human morals and behavior. in addition, this is definitely written by a man from the 1950s. i was not expecting the blatant misogyny (which lewis himself prefaces by admitting what he is about to say will be "deeply unpopular"), including the archaic notion that a wife must obey her husband, as there MUST be a head of a marriage (his arguments for this were unconvincing, bordering on insulting), even going so far as to make the outlandish claim that a good wife wouldn't be a wise choice for the head of a family as she's likely to be so concerned with protecting her own family that she will be incapable of interacting with "outsiders" fairly. (he additionally makes the rather humorous point of "if your dog hurts the next door neighbor's child, who would be your first choice to address this with? the man of the house or the mistress?" which was so absurd and unexpected, it made me literally laugh out loud in shock)
i know this book holds a lot of sway, especially with evangelical christians, but i honestly feel there has to be a book on christianity that doesn't focus so heavily on extreme patriarchy and weird logical jumps that don't make much sense
i know this book holds a lot of sway, especially with evangelical christians, but i honestly feel there has to be a book on christianity that doesn't focus so heavily on extreme patriarchy and weird logical jumps that don't make much sense
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