Mere Christianityintermediate
Lewis says that Christian belief requires accepting one complete theory of exactly how Christ’s death reconciles humanity to God.
Answer
false
Explanation
### Why this is right
The statement is false because Lewis distinguishes the central Christian claim from explanations of how it works. He says Christians agree that Christ’s death puts humanity right with God, while theories of the mechanism differ.
### The concept
Lewis compares explanations of the Atonement to models that help people understand a reality without fully containing it. He treats the death and resurrection of Christ as central, but cautions against confusing a particular explanatory picture with the Christian belief itself.
### The other options
- **True**: This collapses the shared belief into one theological explanation, which Lewis explicitly resists.
### Terms
- **Atonement**: The Christian teaching that Christ’s work reconciles humanity to God.
### Remember
Distinguish the Christian claim about what Christ accomplishes from theories about how it happens.
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