How to Be a Christian: Reflections and Essays

From the revered teacher and bestselling author of such classic Christian works as Mere Christianity and The Screwtape Letters comes a collection that gathers the best of C. S. Lewis’s practical advice on how to embody a Christian life.

The most famous adherent and defender of Christianity in the twentieth century, C. S. Lewis has long influenced our perceptions and understanding of the faith. More than fifty years after his death, Lewis’s arguments remain extraordinarily persuasive because they originate from his deep insights into the Christian life itself. Only an intellectual of such profound faith could form such cogent and compelling reasons for its truth.

How to Be a Christian brings together the best of Lewis’s insights on Christian practice and its expression in our daily lives. Cultivated from his many essays, articles, and letters, as well as his classic works, this illuminating and thought-provoking collection provides practical wisdom and direction Christians can use to nurture their faith and become more devout disciples of Christ.

By provoking readers to more carefully ponder their faith, How to Be a Christian can help readers forge a deeper understanding of their personal beliefs and what is means to be a Christian, and strengthen their profound relationship with God.

From C. S. Lewis, one of the most trusted spiritual teachers of all time and the author of beloved classics like Mere Christianity and The Screwtape Letters, comes the formative collection of his writings on how to live out the Christian faith. Collected fifty years after his death, Lewis’s words stand the test of time with wisdom that still rings true today.

Cultivated from Lewis’s many essays, articles, and letters, as well as his classic works, this is a wise and rare collection on everyday spirituality, touching on such diverse topics as forgiveness, denying ourselves, the real danger of criticism, on attaining glory, and practical consequences of the Second Coming—and much more.