In C.S Lewis’s celebrated book Mere Christianity he writes the following: “I am trying here to prevent anyone from saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him: ’I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher‚ but I don’t accept his claim to be God.’ That is the one thing we must not say. A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic—on a level with a man who says he is a poached egg or else
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Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis: Notes Preface The contents of the book were first given on air and published into several parts: The Case for Christianity (1943) Christian Behavior (1943) Beyond Personality (1945) Book 1: Right and Wrong As A Clue To The Meaning Of The Universe I. The Law of Human Nature Both parties had in mind some king of Law or Rule of fair play or decent behavior or morality or whatever you like to call it‚ about which they really agreed. Quarrelling means
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In “Mere Christianity”‚ C.S Lewis describes how hard it is to be a good Christian in his statement “now we cannot‚ in that sense‚ discover our failure to keep God’s law except by trying our very hardest (and then failing)” (265). In this statement‚ Lewis is arguing that struggling to be good and having faith in religion takes a tremendous amount of willpower. Faith in religion takes conscious effort because it can become difficult to hold onto faith over time. I can relate this to my own personal
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into the contract. This is a pre-contractual statement‚ which is not part of the contract. However‚ these non-contractual statements can be classified as mere puffs (sales talk) or misrepresentations. For a misrepresentation to be actionable‚ the statement alleged to be a misrepresentation must be a statement of material fact but not mere opinion. For instance‚ in Bisset v Wilkinson [1927] AC 177 where a representation as to the number of sheep that land could support was not based on any expert
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topic is how to be a weirdo. But before that‚ let me tell you what a weirdo is first. Coming from the word weird which means "strange‚" a weirdo is a person who is extraordinarily strange and does things that are not usual to other people. May it be a mere simple self-expression or in doing the conventional‚ day to day activities‚ a weirdo may still have a unique way of doing such things. The concept of a weirdo is determined by a matter of perspective. A weirdo to you may not be weirdo to other people
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In his book “Mere Christianity‚” C.S. Lewis proposes the idea that despite what society may say‚ there is an ultimate moral standard for mankind. Lewis refers to this Law as the Law of Human Nature‚ or the Law of Right and Wrong. Lewis proposes that‚ not only does this Law preside in the hearts of all men‚ but mankind is unique in his ability to disobey that Law. A man can either disobey this Law‚ such as stealing from someone‚ or obey it‚ treating people fairly. Every man has an awareness of right
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C.S. Lewis lived from 1898 to 1963. During his lifetime‚ he wrote over thirty books. One of his most popular books is Mere Christianity. Mere Christianity is broken up into four books ranging from twenty-five to seventy-five pages. Content for each of the books came from a series of radio broadcasts between 1942 and 1944. They read like a conversation instead of an essay. In Book One‚ C.S. Lewis seeks to explain the Law of Human Nature. He says that everyone appeals to some kind of standard of behavior
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The mass media has always been a great way for businesses to reach out to the people and indeed marketers have well utilised this medium of advertising. Nonetheless‚ they have also been traditionally criticised for portraying strong gender stereotypes‚ especially negative stereotypes of women. Unfortunately‚ such criticisms had little effect and today‚ gender stereotypes in advertising still exist (Tsu‚ Lee & Phua‚ 2002; Cortese‚ 2008; Hung & Li‚ 2006). The following will explore the changes in gender
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What is the definition of hero? Is it a person who performs a courageous act? Some may say that this is so‚ but what if the act was done out of fear? What if it was done because of an instinct? Would one still be considered a hero? These are a few of many questions that we can apply to the novel‚ Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane. Henry Fleming‚ the main character in the novel‚ undergoes some drastic mental and emotional changes throughout the book. He overcomes fears‚ and seems to be courageous
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Mere Christianity Mere Christianity a book written by C.S. Lewis‚ one of the greatest writers of his time‚ is a life-changing introduction to the Christian faith ever written. This book is based on C.S. Lewis’s broadcast radio talks in the BBC around the time of the war years. In book one and book two of Mere Christianity Lewis explains the right and wrong of human nature as well as what Christians believe. Lewis’s work is so inspirational because these talks were not solely intended for the Christian
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