Intro to Christianity?

What would you give a curious someone who knows nothing about Christianity, and is from an atheist home?

I know everyone raves about C.S. Lewis' "mere Christianity", but that seems like a stupid book. Anything better out there? Something that just gives a very general overview of the story, the beliefs, the basic doctrines, and the practices.

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  1. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    >I know everyone raves about C.S. Lewis' "mere Christianity", but that seems like a stupid book
    It's not, read Mere Christianity you moron.

    Also:
    >The Problem of Pain, C.S. Lewis
    >The Everlasting Man, G.K Chesterton
    >Chance or the Dance?, Thomas Howard
    >The Gospel in Brief, Leo Tolstoi

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      >It's not, read Mere Christianity you moron.
      CS Lewis was a homosexual israelite who worked for British intel.

      This is literally public info at this point. His entire job is to make Christianity look as gay and moronic as possible

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        Your post is so fricking stupid that it doesn't warrant the dignity of having your question answered

  2. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    The Bible and a Catechism.

  3. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    >What would you give a curious someone who knows nothing about Christianity, and is from an atheist home?
    the collected works of Neville Goddard so you don't end up becoming yet another stupid exoteric christcuck

  4. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    >The Bible
    pick any version you like I personally recommend NIV
    >CS Lewis - Mere Christianity
    Your dismissal of the book is moronic, it's probably the most popular of christian apologetic literature
    This is probably the most basic foundation for a "intro to christianity"

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      >pick any version you like I personally recommend NIV
      It is a bit long, and the first 90% doesn't deal particularly well with entry level christianity.

      Sermon on the Mount is a much more approachable text.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        This is Good, Can't go wrong with, Sermon on the Mount. Leo Tolstoy's non fiction was a lot about Sermon on the Mount.

        Also: If you are into poetry try WILLIAM BLAKE, or Gibran Khalil Gibran.

        I heard good things about The Cost of Discipleship, by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, but have yet to read it.

  5. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    homie theres a book called "The Holy Bible"

  6. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    The Imitation of Christ by Kempis
    Mere Christianity is good and very interesting. particularly the part about the trinity
    The Gospels

  7. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    The Gospel of John, then straight to the prophetic works of William Blake.

  8. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    I was raised atheist more or less, and read Fear and Trembling by Soren Kirkegaard recently. Definitely an interesting text even though I don't really know much about Christianity.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      Soren Kirkegaard has a lot to say.

  9. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    >Kierkegaard
    >C.S. Lewis
    abhorrent suggestions, read St. Thomas Aquinas if you want a true intro to christianity

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      Hey Kierkegaard is good for people with anxiety from reading Schopenhauer etc

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      >read St. Thomas Aquinas
      Now that's an awful suggestion. Aquinas requiers a lot of knowledge OP probably doesn't have. You can't get Aquinas unless you have some understadning of the framework he is writing in.

      https://i.imgur.com/d7GK73s.jpg

      What would you give a curious someone who knows nothing about Christianity, and is from an atheist home?

      I know everyone raves about C.S. Lewis' "mere Christianity", but that seems like a stupid book. Anything better out there? Something that just gives a very general overview of the story, the beliefs, the basic doctrines, and the practices.

      >I know everyone raves about C.S. Lewis' "mere Christianity", but that seems like a stupid book.
      It's a decent, popular level work.

      https://i.imgur.com/d7GK73s.jpg

      What would you give a curious someone who knows nothing about Christianity, and is from an atheist home?

      I know everyone raves about C.S. Lewis' "mere Christianity", but that seems like a stupid book. Anything better out there? Something that just gives a very general overview of the story, the beliefs, the basic doctrines, and the practices.

      >Something that just gives a very general overview of the story, the beliefs, the basic doctrines, and the practices.
      Catechism of the Catholic Church for this. But I would go with something more basic. The New Testament, Augustine's Confessions, G.K. Chesterton's Everlasting Man. Some literature as well, The Brothers Karamazov, Divine Comedy, Brideshead Revisited, Kristen Lavransdatter.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        Mere Christianity is actually a pretty good popular introduction. A denser, more theological work would Ratzinger's Introduction to Christianity. G. K. Chesterton's Orthodoxy and Everlasting Man are very good too.

        Once that's done, read the entire New Testament without stopping. Then for the "story" of the Bible, read Genesis, Exodus (skip everything describing laws and sacrifices), Numbers (skip the lists of families), and Deuteronomy. Then Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1-2 Samuel, 1-2 Kings. Then read Nehemiah, Ezra, and wrap it up with 1-2 Maccabees. The Gospel of John, Acts, and Revelation finish the story.

        For doctrines and practices, get a copy of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. It's about a thousand pages, though, so it might take awhile. Maybe try something shorter like the Catechism of Pius X, or Catechism of the Council of Trent.

        Finally, read Christian literature like suggested. I'd add Flannery O'Conner's short stories, Michael O'Brien's Voyage to Alpha Centauri, and Canticle for Leibowitz.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        >Now that's an awful suggestion.
        Kek, very true. I imagine OP cracking the Summa, and reading QQ 1-27, and thinking, "The frick am I reading?"
        >Kristen Lavransdattr
        Exceptionally based choice.

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          >I imagine OP cracking the Summa, and reading QQ 1-27, and thinking, "The frick am I reading?"
          I've read the whole Summa Contra Gentiles and a number of smaller works, Bellarmine, Feser, MacIntyre and a number of others, I've listened to hundreds of hours of lectures on Aquinas. I still sometimes get a what am I reading moment.

          • 1 year ago
            Anonymous

            Even when you read an article the right way (start with the Responseo, then Objection1/Ad1, Objection 2/Ad 2, etc), it's sometimes hard to follow his argument properly. Especially with metaphysics.

  10. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Intro level Christianity, like, you don't know ANYTHING about Christianity?
    Nicene Creed first. Very short, it's a couple paragraphs, Christian children learn to memorize it. Catholic and Orthodox Christians recite it every mass and liturgy. It tells you, in brief, the beliefs of Christianity.
    I'd recommend reading Genesis, Exodus, Matthew, and John. Read the full Bible eventually, but that's where you start. Going further, I'd recommend reading the actual entire New Testament, then finishing the Old Testament.
    Mere Christianity is a good introduction, and so should be read.

  11. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    The original 1858 edition of the great controversy between christ and satan by ellen gold white.
    There are many newer editions of this book where male authors are trying to put false words into her work so its important to take the original edition that she wrote herself.

    The book does go into many topics of seven Day adventism however when reading the original version one should understand why faith in god is better to be had without being part of any denomination (The tempels of satan and the churches of satan are something to avoid).

    The probably most important teaching is learning how to accept the transgression of mans sin through jesus christ to free you of your sins. Its a practice to be done each saturday.

  12. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    read the fricking bible.

    Start with Genesis. Keep reading until you learn about David.

    You can skip to Matthew after that, All you need is Matthew + Acts

    If you really want more info you can read Augustine's confessions

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