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Mere Christianity : a revised and amplified edition, with a new introduction, of the three books, Broadcast talks, Christian behaviour, and Beyond personality
Title:
Mere Christianity : a revised and amplified edition, with a new introduction, of the three books, Broadcast talks, Christian behaviour, and Beyond personality
Author:
Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963.
ISBN:
9780060652883
Publication Information:
New York : HarperOne, [2009].
Physical Description:
xx, 227 p. ; c22 cm.
General Note:
First HarperCollins hardcover edition published in 2001.
Contents:
[Book I.] Right and wrong as a clue to the meaning of the universe -- The law of human nature -- Some objections -- The reality of the law -- What lies behind the law -- We have cause to be uneasy -- [Book II.] What Christians believe -- The rival conceptions of God -- The invasion -- The shocking alternative -- The perfect penitent -- The practical conclusion -- [Book III.]Christian behaviour -- The three parts of morality -- The "cardinal virtues" -- Social morality -- Morality and psychoanalysis -- Sexual morality -- Christian marriage -- Forgiveness -- The great sin -- Charity -- Hope -- Faith -- Faith (cont.) -- [Book IV.] Beyond personality: or first steps in the doctrine of the trinity -- Making and begetting -- The three-personal God -- Time and beyond time -- Good infection -- The obstinate toy soldiers -- Two notes -- Let's pretend -- Is Christianity hard or easy? -- Counting the cost -- Nice people or new men -- The new men.
Abstract:
Discusses the essence of Christian faith and the doctrine of the Trinity.