by popular demand (VC 1 everyone else 0) I'm posting "book reports" (how I despise that term) on both the books that I'm reading.
Book #1 Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
This book's contents were actually given by Lewis on a radio station in three separate parts Broadcast Talks (1942) Christian Behavior (1943) and Beyond Personality(1944) plus a few additions by the man himself. One of the reasons I like C.S. Lewis is because of his allegories and word pictures. He used a cube to represent the Trinity which taking in the fact that he is using a finite object to describe the inexplicable its a pretty good description (and I like it better than the egg thing). some of my favorite chapters were the chapters on the cardinal (or pivotal) virtues, forgiveness, faith, and charity. I also liked his logical thought process (heh) walking through loving your neighbor as yourself. He also gave a good (and rather funny) reason why many people aren't too fond of Christianity. and why people might resist the best thing that could happen to them, because they think it is the worst thing that could happen to them.
overall this book rates a 'yes' on the Awesome scale
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i heartily concur.
i think lewis has the uncanny ability to take the complex and make it simple by means of clear illustration and imagery.
i have never been disappointed with him. lest you think that everything lewis writes is on such an easy to grasp level, check out this book (i have it if you want to borrow it). it is a collection of lewis' essays on various subjects. a 5 page essay will take an hour to read 'cause its deep, but good. i give it two enthusiastic thumbs up.
later,
vc
Well I say if more teachers made the book report painless as this one seemed to be, we wouldn't turn students against opinionating about the books they read. But that is just my humble opinion.
Well said, jig. I applaud anyone who can make difficult concepts and place them within the understanding of all readers.
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