Review: Discussing Mere Christianity
Spent some time this week with a new resource from Zondervan. Discussing Mere Christianity is an 8 session study of C.S. Lewis’s greatest book. Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis is one of the most read and beloved Christian books of all time. But seventy years later from when it was first delivered on radio, what relevance does it have to our world today? Host Eric Metaxas and a variety of Christian leaders help us understand the timeless message of C.S. Lewis in fresh ways for a new generation.
Hosted by Eric Metaxas, this is far more than a literary exploration and will generate something far beyond a discussion. Metaxas is the author of the New York Times #1 bestseller and ECPA “Book of the Year,” Bonhoeffer, the bestseller Amazing Grace and more than thirty other books. He lends the perfect tone for the study.
The 8 topics covered in the study include:
- Our Sense of Right and Wrong
- What’s Behind Our Sense of Right and Wrong
- The Rival Conception of God
- Free Will and the Shocking Alternatives
- Christian Behavior and the Great Sin of Pride
- The Christian Virtue of Hope
- God in Three Persons
- Counting the Cost
DVD-driven, the 8 sessions range in length from 19 to 25 minutes and “features teaching from a variety of well-known Lewis scholars and readers, well as comments from two people who met Lewis when he was alive: Walter Hooper, who was Lewis’s secretary and then became the literary executor of the C.S. Lewis estate, and Douglas Gresham, Lewis’s stepson.” Each session is a combination of insightful commentary on the topic and historical footage from the era.
The study guide is not meant to replace reading Mere Christianity, but rather to provide a better understanding of Lewis’s classic work. Each of the 8 sessions includes a reading assignment as well as commentary and group discussion questions that will assist you in your study of the book. A section for personal study is included at the end of each session.
While Discussing Mere Christianity will not be a study that appeals to every group, there will be groups for which it is an excellent addition to your recommended list. Mere Christianity is often mentioned as a must read or a book that has profoundly impacted the lives of many. Discussing Mere Christianity provides a helpful guide to a classic book by C.S. Lewis, considered by many the most important writer of the 20th century.
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