Name: Orthodoxy
Price: 203.00 ZAR
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Author: G. K. Chesterton
ISBN: 9781640322462

Type

Physical Book

Author

G. K. Chesterton

Publisher

Chump Change

Language

English

Pages

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

23.4 x 15.6 x 0.4 cm

Weight

0.11 kg.

ISBN13

9781640322462

Synopsis "Orthodoxy"

Complete edition of Orthodoxy by G. K. Chesterton. Arranged upon a riddle and an answer, it tells how Chesterton himself went from pagan, to agnostic, to staunch Christian. Told in Chesterton's own voice, the book is a thought provoking manuscript as impactful today as it was in 1908.Witty, deep, and positively entertaining, no student of thought should be without this historic book. This edition is provided in a slim volume with full text at an affordable price. TABLE OF CONTENTSPREFACE 31. INTRODUCTION IN DEFENCE OF EVERYTHING ELSE 32. THE MANIAC 53. THE SUICIDE OF THOUGHT 124. THE ETHICS OF ELFLAND 195. THE FLAG OF THE WORLD 286. THE PARADOXES OF CHRISTIANITY 347. THE ETERNAL REVOLUTION 448. THE ROMANCE OF ORTHODOXY 549. AUTHORITY AND THE ADVENTURER 61

G. K. Chesterton

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G. K. Chesterton (London, May 29, 1874 – Beaconsfield, June 14, 1936) was a prolific British writer, author of essays, novels, poetry, biographies, and Christian apologetics. His work is characterized by irony, paradoxical wit, and a critical view of modernity. He was a prominent convert to Catholicism and an influential figure in religious and literary thought of his time. He is also known for his brilliant argumentative style and his defense of common sense.

Among his most recognized works are The Man Who Was Thursday (1908), Orthodoxy (1908), The Innocence of Father Brown (1911), Heretics (1905), The Ball and the Cross (1909), and The Resurrection of Rome (1930). He cultivated the essay, the novel of ideas, detective stories, and social and religious criticism.

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