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Book · 2001 · Religion

Mere Christianity

by C. S. Lewis · Recommended by 10 people on 10 podcasts

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Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis in the first 30 pages in particular is probably the most interesting analysis of the concept of morality that I've ever read.
Derek Thompson · The Ezra Klein Show · Apr 2026 Listen at 1:59:14

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Recommended
And if if you've never read Mere Christianity, you would absolutely love Mere Christianity. It's it's this is timeless as ever, man.
Ruslan KD The Shawn Ryan Show · Oct 2025
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It makes me think of um in Mere Christianity the C uh essays when he talks about you know my job is to bring you into the hallway.
Tim Pool Timcast IRL · Apr 2024
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I was one over to this way of thinking and there's a book called Mere Christianity by C.S Lewis ultimately it will conflate through the moral uh it's moral architecture.
John Lovell Modern Wisdom · Aug 2023
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As C.S. Lewis beautifully outlines in Mere Christianity when we have transgressed against some moral code that appears to have been instilled.
Russell Brand The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Jun 2023

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Why people recommend it

Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis is a classic exploration of Christian apologetics and morality that famously argues for the existence of an objective moral law. Derek Thompson on The Ezra Klein Show recommended the book as a reformed Jew, calling its early chapters a fascinating analysis of morality. Ruslan KD on The Shawn Ryan Show and Tim Pool on Timcast IRL both recommended the timeless work to their respective audiences during conversations about belief and reality. Father Mike Schmitz on The Megyn Kelly Show brought up the book to discuss theology and the definition of sin. Lucy Kalanithi mentioned on On Purpose with Jay Shetty that her late husband Paul packed the book when he was hospitalized. W. Bryan Hubbard listed it alongside Narnia on This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von, George Farmer discussed its recent popular resurgence on Candace, and John Delony noted on his show that the book is featured in a prayer challenge on the Hallow app.

Every mention

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Tim Pool Have you read Mirror Christianity by CS Lewis? No. You need to read it. What's it called? Mirror. Do you be… 2
Recommended
“Have you read Mirror Christianity by CS Lewis? No. You need to read it. What's it called? Mirror. Do you believe that? M E R E.”
Discussed
“it makes me think of um in Mere Christianity the C uh essays when he talks about you know my job is to bring you into the hallway”
Derek Thompson My three books number one weird choice maybe for reformed Jew but Mere Christianity by CS Lewis in the firs… 1
Recommended
“My three books number one weird choice maybe for reformed Jew but Mere Christianity by CS Lewis in the first 30 pages in particular is probably the most interesting analysis of the concept of morality that I've ever read.”
Father Mike Schmitz and so a couple things that we that we I mean I love my buddy C.S Lewis and C.S Lewis in his book Mere Chri… 1
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“and so a couple things that we that we I mean I love my buddy C.S Lewis and C.S Lewis in his book Mere Christianity as well as in the book The screw type letters have you ever read either of those”
Ruslan KD And if if you've never read Mere Christianity, you would absolutely love Mere Christianity. It's it's this… 1
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“And if if you've never read Mere Christianity, you would absolutely love Mere Christianity. It's it's this is timeless as ever, man.”
Dr John Delony and right now H has a new prayer challenge going through the classic work Mir Christianity by the great CS… 1
Discussed
“and right now H has a new prayer challenge going through the classic work Mir Christianity by the great CS Lewis”
George Farmer now do they have a specific book like CS Lis M Christianity obviously which has seemed to undergo quite a p… 1
Discussed
“now do they have a specific book like CS Lis M Christianity obviously which has seemed to undergo quite a popular resurgence um Russell Brand for example our cupid in our story um he he um he did a book club on it recently uh which I thought was you know very really love the idea of Russell Brand is”
John Lovell I was one over to this way of thinking and there's a book called Mere Christianity by C.S Lewis ultimately… 1
Discussed
“I was one over to this way of thinking and there's a book called Mere Christianity by C.S Lewis ultimately it will conflate through the moral uh it's moral architecture”
Lucy Kalanithi He packed um Being in Time by Haidiger and Mirror Christianity by CS Lewis and then a novel called Cancer W… 1
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“He packed um Being in Time by Haidiger and Mirror Christianity by CS Lewis and then a novel called Cancer Ward by Souls Souls Nitsson.”
Russell Brand All of us know what love is. All of us know what intuition is. All of us know as CS Lewis beautifully outli… 1
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“All of us know what love is. All of us know what intuition is. All of us know as CS Lewis beautifully outlines in mere Christianity when we have transgressed against some moral code that appears to have been instilled”
W. Bryan Hubbard He wrote the chronicles of Narnia. He wrote Mere Christianity. 1
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“He wrote the chronicles of Narnia. He wrote Mere Christianity.”

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