Mere Christianity

Mere Christianity - by C. S. Lewis, (Complete Text)

In this resource:

Contents

Mere Christianity is comprised of 4 small books, most of which were radio broadcasts during WWII. Unfortunately only one of these original radio broadcasts survives to this day.

The Complete Text

Mere Christianity - by C. S. Lewis

Text by Book

  1. Right & Wrong as a Clue to The Meaning of The Universe
  2. What Christian's Believe
  3. Christian Behaviour
  4. Beyond Personality: Or First Steps In The Doctrine Of The Trinity

Text by Chapter

  1. Right & Wrong as a Clue to The Meaning of The Universe
    1. The Law of Human Nature
    2. Some Objections
    3. The Reality of The Law
    4. What Lies Behind The Law
    5. We Have Cause To Be Uneasy
  2. What Christian's Believe
    1. Rival Conceptions of God
    2. The Invasion
    3. The Shocking Alternative
    4. The Perfect Penitent
    5. The Practical Conclusion
  3. Christian Behavior
    1. The Three Parts of Morality
    2. The Cardinal Values
    3. Social Morality
    4. Morality and Psychoanalysis
    5. Sexual Morality
    6. Christian Marriage
    7. Forgiveness
    8. The Great Sin
    9. Charity
    10. Hope
    11. Faith
    12. Faith In The Second Sense
  4. Beyond Personality: Or First Steps In The Doctrine Of The Trinity
    1. Making And Begetting
    2. The Three Personal God
    3. Time And Beyond
    4. Good Infection
    5. The Obstinate Toy Solidiers
    6. Two Notes
    7. Let's Pretend
    8. Is Christianity Hard or Easy?
    9. Counting The Cost
    10. Nice People or New Men
    11. The New Men

MP3 Audio by Chapter

  1. Right & Wrong as a Clue to The Meaning of The Universe
    1. The Law of Human Nature
    2. Some Objections
    3. The Reality of The Law
    4. What Lies Behind The Law
    5. We Have Cause To Be Uneasy
  2. What Christian's Believe
    1. Rival Conceptions of God
    2. The Invasion
    3. The Shocking Alternative
    4. The Perfect Penitent
    5. The Practical Conclusion
  3. Christian Behavior
    1. The Three Parts of Morality
    2. The Cardinal Values
    3. Social Morality
    4. Morality and Psychoanalysis
    5. Sexual Morality
    6. Christian Marriage
    7. Forgiveness
    8. The Great Sin
    9. Charity
    10. Hope
    11. Faith
    12. Faith In The Second Sense
  4. Beyond Personality: Or First Steps In The Doctrine Of The Trinity
    1. Making And Begetting
    2. The Three Personal God
    3. Time And Beyond
    4. Good Infection
    5. The Obstinate Toy Solidiers
    6. Two Notes
    7. Let's Pretend
    8. Is Christianity Hard or Easy?
    9. Counting The Cost
    10. Nice People or New Men
    11. The New Men

Chapters by PDF (2-by-2)

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Additional Resources

Audio

C.S Lewis's (only) Surviving BBC Radio Address

C.S Lewis's surviving BBC radio address https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHxs3gdtV8A

The lone surviving reel of audio with Lewis's voice on it. He deals with prayer and evolution (Evolution on the second installment). Recorded during WW ll these talks eventually became "Mere Christianity"

Video

Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis Doodle

Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis Doodle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_VYCqCexow

Broadcast #2 of Lewis' BBC radio series. This talk was called 'Some Objections...'

The audio is taken from a reading Book 1, Chapter 2 'Some Objections'. The recording is not actually C. S. Lewis' original voice. :(

The Law Of Nature by C.S. Lewis Doodle

The Law Of Nature by C.S. Lewis Doodle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_20yiBQAIlk

Sexual Morality by C.S. Lewis Doodle

The Law Of Nature by C.S. Lewis Doodle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBp8M8M4DMs

*Essay also known as 'We Have No (Unlimited) Right to Happiness'. A live animation of a C.S. Lewis essay in the artistic style of my desk lamp. Is that wrong? Written to a secular audience in 1963. Full audio available here:

'Right & Wrong' - A Clue To The Meaning Of The Universe by C.S. Lewis Doodle

'Right & Wrong' - A Clue To The Meaning Of The Universe by C.S. Lewis Doodle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmHXYhpEDfM

A recreation of the original broadcast talk made by C.S. Lewis during World War II. This broadcast formed the basis of Chapter One of the book "Mere Christianity".

The Origin (or 1,2,3,4.) of Christianity by C.S. Lewis Doodle

'Right & Wrong' - A Clue To The Meaning Of The Universe by C.S. Lewis Doodle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tw9biRRv_bM

Supplemental Information

About This Repository

This repository was creates as a study-resource for the book Mere Christianity. It is meant to be used to study Mere Christianity at the rate of about 2 Chapters per week. It does not contain a study-guide as such, yet; but I may add this later if we decide to write one. Do you have one you would like to add to this resource? (Pull requests welcome.)

Currently we are using a Study Guide we found on Amazon, which seems to be fairly up-to-date and fairly relevant to the social climate of 2014: http://www.amazon.com/Mere-Christianity-Discussion-Study-Guide/dp/1479169838

Mere Christianity Facts

The book contains approximately 63,000 words (I made it 63,365 including titles.)

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