ABSTRACT
C. S. Lewis's Mere Christianity is one of the most influential books ever written defending the Christian faith. In a world that was questioning the bedrocks of Christian faith, he communicated a clear and accessible understanding of the value of Christianity. The straightforward logic and clarity of Mere Christianity are its greatest gifts, and they helped make the work the most popular defense of Christianity of the twentieth century. Lewis went on to study classics, philosophy, and ancient history at Oxford University. Lewis was also influenced by his exposure to English literature, the classics, philosophy, and the Nordic mythologies that he studied at Oxford. Yet, despite the secular influences that surrounded Lewis at university, in 1929 he wrote that he finally admitted that God was God. Alongside his scholarly works in English literature, Lewis wanted to address the assumption that Christianity was somehow obsolete.
