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| − | '''''Mere Christianity'''''<ref name="isbn0-06-065292-6">{{cite book |author=Lewis, C. S. |title=Mere Christianity: a revised and amplified edition, with a new introduction, of the three books, Broadcast talks, Christian behaviour, and Beyond personality |publisher=HarperSanFrancisco |location=[San Francisco] |year=2001 |pages= |isbn=0-06-065292-6 |oclc= |doi=}}</ref> is often described as a good book for an unbeliever to read if he is seeking to establish a rational basis for belief first in God, second in religion and thence in Christianity. The book is adapted from a series of radio lectures by [[C.S._Lewis | C.S. Lewis]] author of the ''[[Chronicles of Narnia]]''. These were originally broadcast by the [[BBC]] in 1943 while Lewis | + | '''''Mere Christianity'''''<ref name="isbn0-06-065292-6">{{cite book |author=Lewis, C. S. |title=Mere Christianity: a revised and amplified edition, with a new introduction, of the three books, Broadcast talks, Christian behaviour, and Beyond personality |publisher=HarperSanFrancisco |location=[San Francisco] |year=2001 |pages= |isbn=0-06-065292-6 |oclc= |doi=}}</ref> is often described as a good book for an unbeliever to read if he is seeking to establish a rational basis for belief first in God, second in religion and thence in Christianity. The book is adapted from a series of radio lectures by [[C.S._Lewis | C.S. Lewis]] author of the ''[[Chronicles of Narnia]]''. These were originally broadcast by the [[BBC]] in 1943 while Lewis taught at [[Oxford]] University. <ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/people/cslewis_16.shtml The only surviving footage of C.S. Lewis's broadcast talk</ref> |
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Mere Christianity[1] is often described as a good book for an unbeliever to read if he is seeking to establish a rational basis for belief first in God, second in religion and thence in Christianity. The book is adapted from a series of radio lectures by C.S. Lewis author of the Chronicles of Narnia. These were originally broadcast by the BBC in 1943 while Lewis taught at Oxford University. [2]
- ↑ Lewis, C. S. (2001). Mere Christianity: a revised and amplified edition, with a new introduction, of the three books, Broadcast talks, Christian behaviour, and Beyond personality. [San Francisco]: HarperSanFrancisco. ISBN 0-06-065292-6.
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/people/cslewis_16.shtml The only surviving footage of C.S. Lewis's broadcast talk