If we did… surely we would all agree that if anyone deserved the death penalty, then these filthy quislings did? Joseph McSorley of The Catholic World found Lewis writing "with his customary clarity and incisiveness, and with proofs that the average man will find convincing. Anyway, why make a point of changing morality though out history, and progress made in the general zeitgeist? Now everyone who has been married in a church has made a public, solemn promise to stick to his (or her) partner till death. Every time Lewis embarked on a thought, it would grow and blossom in intriguing ways until he would simply bunch together the whole bundle, tie it with a bow, label it 'god's handiwork' with a reverent nod, and move on, never reaching an insight.

Read the Bible first because you might be misled when Lewis talks as if he gets his words directly from the scriptures.I could not sleep, and as I lay in the darkness in need of some comfort and company, I thought that I should go ahead and finish it. As Lewis explains, merely because something is offensive does not make it any less true - and relegating it down to the 'nice moral principles' is no way to go either. Lewis in a Time of War: The World War II Broadcasts That Riveted a Nation and Became the Classic Mere Christianity .

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. Lewis clearly wants to believe, and wants to bolster and justify those beliefs, but he never overcomes a reasonable burden of proof.If you are on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; and in that case the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive man.