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"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 ... or else he would be the Devil of Hell."

Source

C.S. Lewis — Mere Christianity

Lewis, Mere Christianity (1952)

Author

C.S. Lewis

Date

1952

Credibility & evidentiary value

Popular apologetic, not academic history. The 'trilemma' is rhetorically powerful but philosophically contested; weigh it as argument, not evidence.

Citation · Chicago

C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity (London: Geoffrey Bles, 1952).

Used in topics

Theological InterpretationLiar, Lunatic, or Lord — Is the Trilemma Valid?Theological InterpretationThe Problem of Evil — The Hardest Question Theological InterpretationFaith and Reason — Enemies or Partners?

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