A Maze In Greece

C. S. Lewis was a naughty boy, probably. After all, most boys are naughty to at least some degree, some of the time. It might be refusing to share their toys, or poking their sister in the ribs when mum and dad are not watching, but few boys are entirely innocent of any wrong doing before donning the cloak of adult respectability. However, we don't have any actual evidence to support the allegation in Lewis's case, so it's a moot point. What we do have, though, is very specific evidence of his 'naughtiness' in later years, embodied in his widely acclaimed book Mere Christianity.

A Maze In Greece uses Lewis's writing in Mere Christianity to illustrate some of the tricks people use to bamboozle their audience, and in the process shows just how naughty C. S. Lewis was by exposing the manipulations, and even deceits, which he used to get his audience where he wanted them. Written in an easy going style, it will leave you in no doubt about the extent of Lewis's naughtiness, and possibly even a little better equipped to detect similar behaviour in others.

This is a book about the art of persuasion. An adventure in the labyrinths of language where tricksters lie in wait to prey upon the unwary.

Fans of C. S. Lewis might also enjoy finding ways to excuse, or even deny, the less than honourable methods he sometimes used. They might even like to write a scathing review at a suitable location.

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