C. S. Lewis’s Mere Christianity is one of the most acclaimed and influential Christian works from the 20th century. There are numerous reasons to appreciate the book—it is biographically reflective, immensely practical, carefully apologetic, and unpretentiously theological. Perhaps its greatest contribution is that Christians of any stripe feel as though Lewis is peering into their hearts and minds with keen understanding of the human condition. It is indeed a genuine, raw exposé on how Christianity answers humanity’s foundational questions of purpose and morality.
But there must be a reason why it’s so poignant, even today. In C. S. Lewis and Mere Christianity: The Crisis that Created a Classic, Paul McCusker offers an explanation for the soul-stirring effects of reading Lewis’s classic.
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