Or, if one is interested in studying Christianity for personal enrichment, he's most likely to gain more understanding from this book than any humanities or civilization textbook. Not just walk across the line to be accepted but literally lay down his weapons, beg asylum and put oneself at the mercy of the opposing force.

He misrepresents the serious attempt to reconcile undeniable scientific fact with a belief that there is purpose and value to human life.Say what you like,” we shall be told, “the apocalyptic beliefs of the first Christians have been proved to be false. So, he set two false premises, there is something out there that made the universe and that he put the Moral Law inside our hearts. This book talks about matters of the heart like this business of being happy to find others in the wrong, or becoming proud with one's own "successes" in Christianity. Not only will you gain a new appreciation for Lewis' pure genius in both writing and Christianity, but you will also walk away from this book with a better understanding of things every believer should know and with an increased knowledge of how to better your walk with God and live a life that is in harmony with both God and man, a life that is pleasing to Him.

His stated aim is to illuminate the least common denominator of Christian doctrine, but the effect of this is to produce a flat picture of a faith that doesn’t evolve to fit changing circumstances. According to the authors Roger Lancelyn Green and Walter Hooper, its success led to the acknowledgment of Lewis as "one of the most 'original' exponents of the Christian faith" of the 20th century. So, taken with a grain of salt - this book does provide an fascinating look into the core beliefs of the Christian religion.If this is the case, then doesn't it kind of grant to itself that its probably not some supernatural being in the sky that might be the reason they grow? The truth is that we are fallen and often the Church and Christians don't act as they should, but that doesn't mean that God isn't real, just that we as humans are fallible. In fact, as I am fond of dogearing pages with beautiful passages, I think a quarter of the pages are now dogeared and there were those pages that I could not decide whether the dogear should be to the left or to the right because both sides have beautiful passages so I just marked those with a pen. He then equates the human struggle with "living behind enemy lines" or in the enemy camp - after aiding and abeding that enemy if one realizes he/she is on the wrong side what does one have to do?