ABSTRACT
Most people who read Mere Christianity will appreciate Lewis's skill in connecting ideas and the simplicity with which he presents logical arguments. They will also appreciate his use of metaphor, imagination, humor, and myth as ways of understanding the Christian faith. Another reason that Mere Christianity will continue to be influential is because the variety of Lewis's writing has won him such a range of readers. Many of the arguments developed in Mere Christianity are also expressed in these children's stories. His contribution was considerable: in Mere Christianity Lewis demonstrated that it is possible for an educated layperson to speak with the same authority as a priest or theologian on theological matters. Lewis's reputation will always be connected to his popularity as a children's author, but Mere Christianity is his most successful apologetic as an "amateur" theologian.
