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If G.K. Chesterton's Orthodoxy: The Romance of Faith is, as he called it, a "slovenly autobiography," then we need more slobs in the world. This quirky, slender book describes how Chesterton came to view orthodox Catholic Christianity as the way to satisfy his personal emotional needs, in a way that would also allow him to live happily in society. Chesterton argues that people in western society need a life of "practical romance, the combination of something that is strange with something that is secure. We need so to view the world as to combine an idea of wonder and an idea of welcome." Drawing on such figures as Fra Angelico, George Bernard Shaw, and St. Paul to make his points, Chesterton argues that submission to ecclesiastical authority is the way to achieve a good and balanced life. The whole book is written in a style that is as majestic and down-to-earth as C.S. Lewis at his best. The final chapter, called "Authority and the Adventurer," is especially persuasive. It's hard to imagine a reader who will not close the book believing, at least for the moment, that the Church will make you free. --Michael Joseph Gross
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"Whenever I feel my faith going dry again, I wander to a shelf and pick up a book by G.K. Chesterton."
--from the foreword by 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
From the Hardcover edition.
--from the foreword by 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
From the Hardcover edition.
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Portly, fun loving, witty G.K. Chesterton decided to write this book as a companion volume to his book HERETICS. Since HERETICS had criticised contemporary philosophies, ORTHODOXY was written to present an alternative viewpoint, and is therefore both affirmative in tone and autobiographical in many places. A sampling of his chapter titles gives some idea of Chesterton's sense of fun as well as his unusual approach to the matter of Christianity. Chapter one is "In Defense of Everything Else" (one pictures Chesterton with a whimsical, impish smile on his face as he wrote this). There are also chapters on "The Suicide of Thought", "The Ethics of Elfland" (a really superb chapter), "The Maniac", and "The Paradoxes of Christianity". In this easily readable book (only 160 pages in the small paperback edition), Chesterton shows that theological reflections and philosophical ruminations need be neither boring nor incomprehensible. This was jolly good fun to read, being both funny and intellectually stimulating. Highly recommended.
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G. K. Chesterton's book "Orthodoxy" argues forcefully that democratic reforms and revolutions must be founded on a fixed ideal, that the false concept of "progress" impedes real progress, that a doctrine of "Original Sin" is the only real basis for political equality, and many other things much worth thinking about. I highly recommend his chapters "The Suicide of Thought" and "The Ethics of Elfland" for a wonderful critique of modern philosophy. His style is superlative. Reading Chesterton is a joy.
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This book contains a depth of content that its small size might seem to hide; it is a truly delightful 'autobiography' of an author enamoured with the "romance of Orthodoxy." Written in response to a challenge offered by an acquaintance, Chesterton proceeds to examine the nature and character of orthodoxy in the modern world. Its personal flavour is refreshing and sincere, and makes for an extremely enjoyable read.
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The best book about Christianity and Western thinking ever
Chesterton's Orthodoxy is classic that should be read by anyone interested in Christianity and Western thinking. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 23. Mai 2009 von Peter Jedlicka
Misleading Title - Dated Book
Having come recently to the Orthodox faith, I eagerly cracked the covers of G.K. Chresterton's ORTHODOXY, The Romance of Faith. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 4. Mai 2000 veröffentlicht
nothing worthwile comes quick or easy
In this book Chesterton has given us enough material upon which to meditate for a lifetime. What he writes is often far more complex than it seems after the first reading. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 15. April 2000 von Bradley Heller
Celebrate Thinking!
When asked at one point in his life what his favorite book was, Rich Mullens answered, "Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 28. März 2000 von Jill Shaw
A valiant attempt
Insofar as entertainment value, Chesterton should be praised for his gift of prose; he would make a great talk show host! Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 1. März 2000 von A sincere reader
A profound book
My initial reaction about halfway through the first chapter was, "This man thinks way too much. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 27. Januar 2000 von Derek Viljoen
Life changing book!!
In ORTHODOXY, Chesterton provides somewhat of a spiritual autobiography for the reader, weaving together his eloquent writing style with his brilliant Christian apologetics. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 1. Februar 1999 von mkoch@anderson.edu
A brilliant defence of the Christian faith.
This book is Chesterton's defence of orthodox Christianity. It is partly autobiographical, in the sense that Chesterton describes various insights into the nature of reality, and... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 13. November 1998 veröffentlicht
I'd like to see Chesterton take on Oprah Winfrey!
I think perhaps the best way to describe G. K. Chesterton is the way he described the character Sunday in his book "The Man Who Was Thursday": "He's such a... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 11. Oktober 1998 veröffentlicht
a "singular grace note in God's creative purpose"
Those who have read Chesterton realize that he is the sort of man with whom the world is blessed every 100 years or so. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 10. November 1997 veröffentlicht
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