Mere Christianity vs Secrets: Which Should You Read?
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”
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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…
Secrets
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Beautiful and ruthless, Jessica Wakefield is determined to be chosen queen of the fall dance at Sweet Valley High. If she can win the contest, she's sure to win Bruce Patman, the most sought after boy in school. The…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Mere Christianity highest: Mere Christianity 4.4 · Secrets 3.5.
- Mere Christianity has the widest readership — 472094 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Mere Christianity | Secrets | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.4 (472094) | 3.5 (4483) |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (1) | 3.6 (12) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (374) | 4.5 (15) |
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Reception
| Mere Christianity | Secrets | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 472094 | 4483 |
| Editions | 109 | 16 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 366174 | 1673 |
| Reading it now | 36239 | 116 |
| Written reviews | 16870 | 246 |
| Wikipedia attention | 9857 | 2610 |
| Pages | 141 | 118 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Mere Christianity or Secrets?
Mere Christianity has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Mere Christianity 4.4/5, Secrets 3.5/5).
Which is shorter to read: Mere Christianity or Secrets?
Secrets is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Secrets (118 pages, ≈ 2 h 11 m); Mere Christianity (141 pages, ≈ 2 h 37 m).
Which is harder to read: Mere Christianity or Secrets?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Mere Christianity: Challenging; Secrets: Moderate.