Mere Christianity

Mere Christianity could be considered a logical handbook into Christianity. Although its theology may not be perfect its simplicity and logical footprints provide a beautiful path towards understanding the Christian faith. I smile while I read through the book. I feel like Lewis leads one through a logical chess match, almost like he is playing himself, smashing practical inconsistencies together and circularly sneaking up behind opposing arguments and flipping them over to reveal their soft weak fleshy underbellies. So much of what makes the reading captivating is that he constantly introduces arguments against himself. Instead of pontificating for pages on end, we see a logical witty banter that emerges to a summation of powerful conviction and consequence.
I would create this analogy of Lewis in his writing scheme of Mere Christianity. Lewis takes on the position of a tour guide, leading masked tourist through a supposedly new unknown island, but at the end he pulls the blindfold off and you find that have been led through your own back yard. Lewis leads through a route, you have never really taken, which allows a more complete and better understanding of where you have already been and thought you knew.
In comparison Lewis leads readers through logical arguments of presupposed notions very careful not hint at exactly where he was leading. He then masterfully takes all the things readers where shaking their heads in agreement to, and places them under a proverbial silk handkerchief, and then like a magician pulls away the handkerchief and Christianity remains. Now there is of course no real magic or illusion to Lewis's conclusion. The conclusion, in fact, is founded on concrete logical and philosophical arguments.
I have now, in a sense, given you a review, synopsis, or if you would agree a personal evaluation of the the work itself. I have in fact avoided jumping into the ocean sized pool of content. I feel that commenting or recreating Lewis states would not only lesson its impact, but be to a similar degree as trying to recreate a renaissance Mona Lisa with notebook paper and colored pencils. So I would wind down with a strong almost beseeching plea that you read the entire work yourself and take its words to heart. I conclude with Lewis's own brush strokes, "

And above all you must he asking which door is the true one; not which pleases you best by its paint and panelling. In plain language, the question should never be: 'Do I like that kind of service?' but 'Are these doctrines true: Is holiness here? Does my conscience move me towards this? Is my reluctance to knock at this door due to my pride, or my mere taste, or my personal dislike of this particular doorkeeper?'

When you have reached your own room, be kind to those who have chosen different doors and to those who are still In the hall. If they are wrong they need. your prayers all the more; and if they are your enemies, then you are under orders to pray for them. That is one of the rules common to the whole house."