Three For All
Mere Humanity: G. K. Chesterton, C. S. Lewis, and J. R. R. Tolkien On the
Human Condition
by Donald T. Williams
Broadman & Holman, 2006
(212 pages, $14.99, paperback)
reviewed by Michael Bauman
We human beings are a mystery even to ourselves—perhaps especially to ourselves. Not that self-knowledge is a futile, silly quest. Under the guidance of revelation and of our betters, we can begin—however haltingly and with difficulty—to de-code the mystery of human nature, elusive though it is. This wise and readable book is an important step in that direction.
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