In Secret vs Mere Christianity: Which Should You Read?
In Secret
The case in question concerned a letter in a yellow envelope, which was dumped along with other incoming mail upon one of the many long tables where hundreds of women and scores of men sat opening and reading thousands…
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Mere Christianity
“I am trying here to prevent anyone 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 the level with the man who says”
First broadcast as informal radio "talks" and later published as three separate books, The Case for Christianity, Christian Behaviour, and Beyond Personality are presented together in Mere Christianity. In his…
The verdict
- Readers rate Mere Christianity highest: Mere Christianity 4.4 · In Secret 3.9.
- Mere Christianity has the widest readership — 472094 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| In Secret | Mere Christianity | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (11) | 4.4 (472094) |
| Hardcover | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (374) |
Reception
| In Secret | Mere Christianity | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 11 | 472094 |
| Editions | 142 | 109 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 48 | 366174 |
| Reading it now | — | 36239 |
| Written reviews | 11 | 16870 |
| Wikipedia attention | 95 | 9857 |
| Pages | 246 | 141 |