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Orthodoxy

By G. K. Chesterton

By G. K. Chesterton

By G. K. Chesterton

By G. K. Chesterton

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Jul 01, 1991 | ISBN 9780385015363

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    About Orthodoxy

    Chesterton’s timeless exploration of the essentials of Christian faith and of his pilgrimage to belief (more than 750,000 copies sold in the Image edition) is now reissued.

    For G.K. Chesterton, orthodoxy carries us into the land of romance, right action, and revolution. In Orthodoxy, a classic in religious autobiography, he tells of his pilgrimage there by way of the doctrines of Christianity set out in the Apostles’ Creed.

    Where science seeks to explain all things in terms of calculation and necessary law, Chesterton argues on behalf of the Christian doctrines of mystery and free will. Sanity, he says, belongs to the poet who accepts the romance and drama of these beliefs rather than to the logician who does not. This sanity is not static. It does not mean merely learning the right doctrines and then lapsing into a refined meditation on them. Chesterton dismisses such an inactive belief as “the greatest disaster of the nineteenth century.” For him, right thinking is a waste without right action.

    For Chesterton the populist, political ction often spells revolution. He discovers in the doctrines of original sin and the divinity of Christ ever-present seedbeds of revolt in the face of the tyrannies of money and power.

    About Orthodoxy

    A Timeless Argument for Traditional Christianity
    If you think orthodoxy is boring and predictable, think again. In this timeless classic, G. K. Chesterton, one of the literary giants of the twentieth century, presents a logical and personal reasoning for Christianity in model apologetic form. Gilbert Keith Chesterton was a self-described pagan at age 12 and totally agnostic by age 16. Yet, his spiritual journey ultimately led to a personal philosophy of orthodox, biblical Christianity. The account of his experiences, Orthodoxy bridges the centuries and appeals to today’s readers who face the same challenges of materialism, self-centeredness, and progress.

    “Hope means hoping when things are hopeless, or it is no virtue at all. And faith mean believing the incredible, or it is no virtue at all.”
    –G.K. Chesterton

    A unique book, Orthodoxy addresses our faith struggles and how we communicate our faith to others. Through philosophy, poetry, reason and humor Chesterton leads us on a literary journey toward truth.

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    About G. K. Chesterton

    Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) was an English journalist, poet, biographer, historian, debater, radio personality, and novelist. One of the literary giants of the twentieth century, Chesterton constantly participated in public life, debating George Bernard Shaw and H.G. Wells, and maintaining… More about G. K. Chesterton

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    Product Details

    Category: Religion | Biography & Memoir

    Paperback | $11.00
    Published by Image
    Jul 01, 1991 | 208 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | ISBN 9780385015363

    Category: Religion | Biography & Memoir

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Image
    Aug 08, 2012 | 192 Pages | ISBN 9780307823083

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    Praise

    “Whenever I feel my faith going dry again, I wander to a shelf and pick up a book by G.K. Chesterton.”
    —Philip Yancey, author of What’s So Amazing About Grace? and The Jesus I Never Knew

    “My favorite on the list [of top 100 spiritual classics of the twentieth century] is Chesterton’s Orthodoxy. It offers wonderful arguments for embracing religious traditions, but it also has humor you don’t typically find in religious writing.”
    –Philip Zaleski, author and journalist

    Named by Publisher’s Weekly as one of 10 “indispensable spiritual classics” of the past 1500 years.
    –Publisher?s Weekly

    “Chesterton’s most enduring book…. Charming.”
    –World

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