Orthodoxy by G. K. Chesterton

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  • Publisher: Dover Pubns
  • Pub. Date: November 2004
  • ISBN-13: 9780486437019
  • Sales Rank: 14,111
  • 160pp
  • Edition Description: Unabridged Edition
 
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Chesterton (The Man Who Knew Too Much) capped his brilliant literary career with this exploration of "right thinking," and how it led to his acceptance of the Christian faith. Although this is a very personal account of his conversion, Chesterton makes it clear he came to a rational decision based upon his scholarly examination of Christianity's arguments, intending to provide a "positive" companion to the previous Heretics. This is a reprint of the edition published by Dodd, Mead & Company, and cited in Books for College Libraries, 3d ed. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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One of the greatest books I have ever readby Anonymous

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January 09, 2006: Chesterton became my favorite author of all-time after I picked up this title about six months ago. While I would describe this book as 'dense' (in that it took me a long time to read it given its content), it is by far the most rewarding book I've read. In this Christian apologetic classic, Chesterton tackles a variety of issues and uses amazing language abilities (such a metaphor) to drive home his points. One of my favorite passages reads: 'Because children have abounding vitality...they want things repeated and unchanged. They always say, 'Do it again' and the grown-up person does it again until he is nearly dead. For grown-up people are not strong enough to exult in monotony. But perhaps God is strong enough to exult in monotony. It is possible that God says every morning, 'Do it again' to the sun and every evening 'Do it again' to the moon. It may not be automatic necessity that makes all daisies alike it may be that God makes every daisy separately, but has never gotten tired of making them.' He is very quotable and this book will get your reaching for not only more Chesterton titles, but the Bible as well! It has been a blessing to me, so I encourage all of you to read this indispensible classic!

Chesterton's Orthodoxy is a Masterpiece of Language and Faithby Anonymous

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April 13, 2000: Few books are graced with the power of expression and conviction of belief which characterize Chesterton's 'Orthodoxy.' While not quite Chesterton's masterpiece (that honor belongs to 'The Everlasting Man'), 'Orthodoxy' is simply brilliant in its defense of the truth and, importantly, the beauty of the Apostles' Creed. Likening religious faith to a sane but romantic poetry, and scientific materialism to prosaic insanity, Chesterton makes the claims of faith seem quite reasonable if not rational (rationalism is not his task). Therefore, although the tone is not formal or the method scholastic, his argument is an act of theology as understood in the high Middle Ages -- not as a rational proof of the truth of religion, but rather as a demonstration that the deposit of faith is not by nature revolting to human reason. This is quite simply an exhilarating read. Some readers may be a bit impatient at times with Chesterton's rhetoric, since he occasionally piles paradox upon paradox until the reader almost loses sight of the point of the discussion; yet even these famous Chestertonian ramblings contain gems. If one is suspicious that Christian orthodoxy may indeed be the answer to the big questions, this book will likely confirm such suspicions.