MERE
CHRISTIANITY
C. S. LEWIS
A revised and amplified edition,
with a new introduction,
of the three books
Broadcast Talks, Christian Behaviour and Beyond Personality
William Collins
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MERE CHRISTIANITY. Copyright © 1952, C. S. Lewis Pte. Ltd. Copyright renewed © 1980, C. S. Lewis Pte. Ltd.
The Case for Christianity (aka Broadcast Talks). Copyright © 1942, C. S. Lewis Pte. Ltd. Copyright restored © 1996, C. S. Lewis Pte. Ltd.
Christian Behavior. Copyright © 1943, C. S. Lewis Pte. Ltd. Copyright renewed © 1971, C. S. Lewis Pte. Ltd.
Beyond Personality. Copyright © 1944, C. S. Lewis Pte. Ltd. Copyright renewed © 1972, C. S. Lewis Pte. Ltd.
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Source ISBN: 9780007131860
Ebook Edition 2009 ISBN: 9780007332243
Version: 2019-04-08
CONTENTS
BOOK 1. RIGHT AND WRONG AS A CLUE TO THE MEANING OF THE UNIVERSE
Chapter 1 - THE LAW OF HUMAN NATURE
Chapter 3 - THE REALITY OF THE LAW
Chapter 4 - WHAT LIES BEHIND THE LAW
Chapter 5 - WE HAVE CAUSE TO BE UNEASY
BOOK 2. WHAT CHRISTIANS BELIEVE
Chapter 1 - THE RIVAL CONCEPTIONS OF GOD
Chapter 3 - THE SHOCKING ALTERNATIVE
Chapter 4 - THE PERFECT PENITENT
Chapter 5 - THE PRACTICAL CONCLUSION 60
Chapter 1 - THE THREE PARTS OF MORALITY
Chapter 2 - THE ‘CARDINAL VIRTUES’
Chapter 4 - MORALITY AND PSYCHOANALYSIS
Chapter 6 - CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE
BOOK 4. BEYOND PERSONALITY: OR FIRST STEPS IN THE DOCTRINE OF THE TRINITY
Chapter 1 - MAKING AND BEGETTING
Chapter 2 - THE THREE-PERSONAL GOD