The BBC radio chat by C. S. Lewis was then translated into written transcripts and in 1952, the transcripts of Lewis’s radio chats were collected, compiled, and then published into material in America called Mere Christianity.

Mere Christianity originally went out to public in three pamphlet forms: The Case for Christianity, Christian Behavior and Beyond Personality. Later on, these three pamphlets were expanded into a book form, which was divided into sections based from the original pamphlet publications. From the title itself, Lewis’ intention of finding a common ground for Christians is clearly stated. His discussions steered cleared of any disagreements between denominations hence the word “mere” in the title.

When the book came out, different opinions about C. S. Lewis’ arguments came in. Many Christians and non-religious critics have suggested that due to his being purposely vague, he was able to present a common ground out of these beliefs and sentiments. It was through one of Lewis’ arguments from the book that the term “Trilemma” was based on.

More than half a century later, the book still retains its effects and presently, Mere Christianity is admired widely by Christians as well as many non-Christians. It is considered to be a classic work in the area of Christian Apologetics (the field of study focusing on the systematic defense of Christianity.) The book is C. S. Lewis’s best-known non-fiction book and is treated as a classic.






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